A) removes data if so instructed by client. B) works alone to avoid team conflicts. C) communicates with numbers rather than with graphs. D) reports findings that may contradict client's ideas. A) removes data if so instructed by client. B) works alone to avoid team conflicts. C) communicates with numbers rather than with graphs. D) reports findings that may contradict client's ideas.

Exam 1: Overview of Statistics

"Circulation fell in the month after the new editor took over the newspaper Oxnard News Herald.The new editor should be fired." Which is not a serious fallacy in this conclusion?

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Question 41

Empirical data are collected through observations and/or experiments.

(True/False)

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Question 42

Bob said,"Why study math and statistics? I'm majoring in human resources because it's people that are important in business,not numbers." Argue both for and against Bob's statement.

(Essay)

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Question 43

A business data analyst needs a Ph.D.in statistics.

(True/False)

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Question 44

"Smoking is not harmful.My Aunt Harriet smoked,but lived to age 90." This best illustrates which fallacy?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 45

Which is not an analytical method commonly used to improve business decisions?

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Question 46

A good data analyst

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Question 47

Business intelligence refers to collecting,storing,accessing,and analyzing data on the company's operations in order to make better business decisions.

(True/False)

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Question 48

Surveying electric vehicle owners would provide a representative random sample of Americans' views on global warming policies.

(True/False)

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Question 49

An example of descriptive statistics would be reporting the percentage of students in your accounting class that attended the review session for the last exam.

(True/False)

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Question 50

A statistical test may be significant yet have no practical importance.

(True/False)

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Question 51

Inferential statistics refers to generalizing from a sample to a population,estimating unknown parameters,drawing conclusions,and making decisions.

(True/False)

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Question 52

Statistics helps surmount language barriers to solve problems in multinational businesses.

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Question 53

Which best illustrates the distinction between statistical significance and practical importance?

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"Circulation fell in the month after the new editor took over the newspaper Oxnard News Herald.The new editor should be fired." Which is not a serious fallacy in this conclusion?

Empirical data are collected through observations and/or experiments.

Bob said,"Why study math and statistics? I'm majoring in human resources because it's people that are important in business,not numbers." Argue both for and against Bob's statement.

A business data analyst needs a Ph.D.in statistics.

"Smoking is not harmful.My Aunt Harriet smoked,but lived to age 90." This best illustrates which fallacy?

Which is not an analytical method commonly used to improve business decisions?

A good data analyst

Business intelligence refers to collecting,storing,accessing,and analyzing data on the company's operations in order to make better business decisions.

Surveying electric vehicle owners would provide a representative random sample of Americans' views on global warming policies.

An example of descriptive statistics would be reporting the percentage of students in your accounting class that attended the review session for the last exam.

A statistical test may be significant yet have no practical importance.

Inferential statistics refers to generalizing from a sample to a population,estimating unknown parameters,drawing conclusions,and making decisions.

Statistics helps surmount language barriers to solve problems in multinational businesses.

Which best illustrates the distinction between statistical significance and practical importance?

Data Collection

Describing Data Visually

Descriptive Statistics

Probability

Discrete Probability Distributions

Continuous Probability Distributions

Sampling Distributions and Estimation

One-Sample Hypothesis Tests

Two-Sample Hypothesis Tests

Analysis of Variance

Simple Regression

Multiple Regression

Chi-Square Tests

Filters