Deck 1: Statistics or Sadistics? It’s Up to You

Question 1

Which of the following individuals used statistics methods during the 17th century to study the intelligence of his family members?

A) Charles Darwin
B) Francis Galton
C) Isaac Newton
D) Alfred Binet

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of an Excel formula for taking the number 6 to the power of 2?

A) =6+2
B) =6^2
C) 6+2
D) 6^2

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What is a mathematical operator used to perform a mathematical task called?

A) function
B) formula
C) average
D) range

Answer 3

B

Question 4

In Excel, what is a collection of cells called?

A) average
B) sum
C) range
D) mean

Question 5

Most of the basic statistical procedures were first developed and used in agriculture and which of the following fields?

A) biology
B) botany
C) astronomy
D) geology

Question 6

Which of the following would be used to describe the type of statistical methods used to make inferences about the population based on a sample?

A) Inferential statistics
B) Descriptive statistics
C) Sampling methods
D) Population methods

Question 7

What term is used to describe the science of organizing and analyzing information to make the information more easily understood?

A) Analysis
B) Data
C) Interpretation
D) Statistics

Question 8

Which of following formulas averages the values of 6, 5, 7, 4, and 10?

A) AVERAGE(A4:A10)
B) SUM(4,5,6,7,10)
C) AVERAGE (10,4,5,6,7)
D) 6+5+7+4/10

Question 9

An argument in mathematical terms is which of the following?

A) a disagreement
B) a set of premises
C) an operator
D) an average

Question 10

What symbol is used for representing the mathematical operator "subtraction" when using Excel?

A) =
B) *
C) /
D) -

Question 11

You can see the formula behind the screens in a worksheet by entering what?

A) Ctrl+'
B) Ctrl+Alt
C) Ctrl F10
D) Ctrl Page Dn

Question 12

Which of the following formulas subtracts the value of 3 from 6 and multiplies the outcome by 2?

A) SUM(3,6)*2
B) =6-3*2
C) SUM(3,6,2)
D) =(6-3)*2

Question 13

What symbol is used for representing the mathematical operator "division" when using Excel?

A) =
B) *
C) /
D) -

Question 14

What was the first ever Excel-like computer application called?

A) Visicalc
B) Calcgraph
C) Excel-graph
D) Excelcalc

Question 15

Which of the following would be used to describe the type of statistical methods used to organize and describe the characteristics of a collection of data?

A) Inferential statistics
B) Descriptive statistics
C) Sampling methods
D) Population methods

Question 16

Where will the results of the formula appear when you hit the Enter key?

A) in the selected cell
B) in the formula bar
C) in the toolpak
D) in the operator

Question 17

Which of the following would be considered a formula?

A) SUM(A1:A3)
B) AVERAGE(A1:A9)
C) SUM(3,4)
D) 2+5

Question 18

Which of the following formulas will add each of the scores together and divide the sum by 3?

A) x + y + z/3
B) x + y + (z)/3
C) (x + y + z)/3
D) x + y + z:3

Question 19

Every formula contains the name of the function and the function's what?

A) operator
B) argument
C) average
D) population

Question 20

What symbol is used for representing the mathematical operator "multiplication" when using Excel?

A) =
B) *
C) /
D) -

Question 21

According to the text, statistical procedures were first developed in what field of study?

Question 22

What function would you enter to find the average of the data in cells A1 through A10?

Question 23

What is a sample?

Question 24

How can a course in statistics make you a better student in the sciences?

Question 25

What is a formula?

Question 26

Explain the steps in creating a function that would add the data in a range of cells?

Question 27

What is a function?

Question 28

When might a person use descriptive statistics?

Question 29

When might a person use inferential statistics?

Question 30

What is a population?