Contemporary Business Statistics International Edition 4th Edition by Thomas A. Williams – Test Bank
CHAPTER 1—DATA AND STATISTICS
MULTIPLE CHOICE
- Which of the following is an example of quantitative data?
| a. | the player’s number on a baseball uniform |
| b. | the serial number on a one-dollar bill |
| c. | the part number of an inventory item |
| d. | the number of people in a waiting line |
ANS: D PTS: 1
- Which of the following is not an example of descriptive statistics?
| a. | a histogram depicting the age distribution for 30 randomly selected students |
| b. | an estimate of the number of Alaska residents who have visited Canada |
| c. | a table summarizing the data collected in a sample of new-car buyers |
| d. | the proportion of mailed-out questionnaires that were returned |
ANS: B PTS: 1
- Which of the following is an example of categorical data?
| a. | social security number |
| b. | score on a multiple-choice exam |
| c. | height, in meters, of a diving board |
| d. | number of square feet of carpet |
ANS: A PTS: 1
- The number observations in a complete data set having 10 elements and 5 variables is
| a. | 5 |
| b. | 10 |
| c. | 25 |
| d. | 50 |
ANS: B PTS: 1
- Facts and figures that are collected, analyzed and summarized for presentation and interpretation are
| a. | data |
| b. | variables |
| c. | elements |
| d. | Both variables and elements are correct. |
ANS: A PTS: 1
- The entities on which data are collected are
| a. | elements |
| b. | populations |
| c. | sets |
| d. | samples |
ANS: A PTS: 1
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