Deck 1: Introduction

Question 1

Jasmine is examining how teenage girls view their satisfaction with their appearance. In her study, "gender" is which of the following?

A) constant
B) variable

Answer 1

A

Question 2

A researcher is interested in satisfaction of first time visitors at Disneyworld and thus her target population is first time visitors. In this study, "first time visitors" is which one of the following?

A) constant
B) variable

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Belle is interested in short term memory of children who are enrolled in Head Start programs. Her target population is Head Start children. In this study, "enrollment in Head Start" is which one of the following?

A) constant
B) variable

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Aurora is conducting a study on sleep habits of adolescents, with approximately equal numbers of boys and girls participating. In her study, "gender" is which of the following?

A) constant
B) variable

Question 5

A preschool director surveys parents of four-year old children regarding the types of schools their child will attend in kindergarten. The preschool director finds that 85% plan to enroll their child in a public school and the remaining parents will enroll in private or homeschool. "Type of school," in this scenario, is which one of the following?

A) constant
B) variable

Question 6

For interval level variables, which of the following properties does not apply?

A) Choco Mocha is five units lower than Cocoa Mocha
B) Choco Mocha is tastier than Cocoa Mocha
C) Choco Mocha is twice as expensive as Cocoa Mocha
D) Choco Mocha is different from Cocoa Mocha

Question 7

Which of the following properties is appropriate for ordinal, but not for nominal variables?

A) Choco Mocha is $2 greater than Cocoa Mocha
B) Choco Mocha is different from Cocoa Mocha
C) Choco Mocha is tastier than Cocoa Mocha
D) Choco Mocha is twice as expensive as Cocoa Mocha

Question 8

Lilo has sent four manuscripts to journals to be considered for review while Stitch has sent out two. Which scale of measurement is implied by the quantity of publications?

A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio

Question 9

A researcher creates a variable that is called 'shampoo type' that categorizes shampoo into three types: a) herbal; b) chemically balanced; and c) non-additive. What type of measurement scale is 'shampoo category?'

A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio

Question 10

The number of bagels purchased by students at the student union each day is considered which measurement scale?

A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio

Question 11

Jennifer counts the number of students that purchase lunch from the student union on Monday. Which measurement scale is "the number of students that purchase lunch"?

A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio

Question 12

Wesley creates a variable that is called 'truck size' that categorizes trucks into three types: a) compact; b) mid-sized; c) full-size and d) monster. What type of measurement scale is 'truck size?'

A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio

Question 13

Luke is shopping for engagement rings and decides there are three types of diamonds: 1) tiny; 2) average; and 3) huge. What is the measurement scale for "type of diamond" based on Luke's classification?

A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio

Question 14

Marie is cleaning out her toy box and groups her toys into the following categories: a) stuffed animals; b) electronic toys and games; c) books; and d) toys to donate to charity. What is the measurement scale for Marie's toy categories?

A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio

Question 15

After Marie cleans out her toy box, she counts the number of toys that she plans to donate to charity. What is the measurement scale for this variable?

A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio

Question 16

Which one of the following would be considered a categorical variable?

A) Age in months
B) Favorite actress
C) Number of students who graduate with honors
D) Temperature (in Fahrenheit) at noon

Question 17

Which one of the following would be considered a discrete variable?

A) Age in months
B) Favorite actress
C) Number of students who graduate with honors
D) Temperature (in Fahrenheit) at noon

Question 18

Which one of the following would be considered an interval variable?

A) Age in months
B) Favorite actress
C) Number of students who graduate with honors
D) Temperature (in Fahrenheit) at noon

Question 19

Which one of the following would be considered both ratio and continuous variable?

A) Age in months
B) Favorite actress
C) Number of students who graduate with honors
D) Temperature (in Fahrenheit) at noon

Question 20

Mark made an A on his midterm exam and Randall made a B. I assert that Mark's midterm exam score was 10 points higher than Randall's. Am I correct?

Question 21

Mark studied for the midterm exam for 6 hours. Randall studied for 2 hours. I assert that Mark studied three times longer for the midterm exam than Randall. Am I correct?

Question 22

Haiyan is an associate professor and Monifa is an assistant professor. I assert that Haiyan has five more years teaching experience than Monifa. Am I correct?

Question 23

JoAnn's income is $50,000 while Betty's income is $100,000. I assert that JoAnn's income is one-half that of Betty's income. Am I correct?

Question 24

A truck dealer promotes two new trucks, one is called the 'light duty' truck and the other is called the 'heavy duty' truck. I assert that the 'light duty' truck holds one-half the capacity as the 'heavy duty' truck. Am I correct?

Question 25

The standing high school record for the long jump is 6 feet, and the elementary school record is 4 feet. I assert that the elementary school record is two-thirds the length of the high school record. Am I correct?

Question 26

Rank the following values of the number of students per classroom who are enrolled in an after school activity, assigning rank 1 to the largest value:

Question 27

Rank the following values of the number of credit cards owned by college freshmen, assigning rank 1 to the largest value:

Question 28

Rank the following values of the number of hours of television watched per day, assigning rank 1 to the largest value:

Question 29

Rank the following values of the number of hours of television watched per day, assigning rank 1 to the largest value:

Question 30

Rank the following values of the number of emails received in one day, assigning rank 1 to the largest value: