Test Bank For Modern Business Statistics with Microsoft Excel 5th Edition By David R. Anderson
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 of observations in a complete data set has 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
- The set of measurements collected for a particular element is (are) called
a.census
b.variables
c.observations
d.samples
ANS: C PTS: 1
- A characteristic of interest for the elements is called a(n)
a.sample
b.data set
c.variable
d.observation
ANS: C PTS: 1
- All the data collected in a particular study are referred to as the
a.census
b.inference
c.variable
d.data set
ANS: D PTS: 1
- In a data set, the number of observations will always be the same as the number of
a.variables
b.elements
c.data sets
d.data
ANS: B PTS: 1
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