OPRE 3360 Quiz 1
What is an example of quantitative data? - correct answer✔ ✔ the
number of people waiting in a line
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 Alaskan 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 -
correct answer✔ ✔ b. an estimate of the number of Alaska residents
who have visited Canada
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, or a diving board
d. number of square feet of carpet - correct answer✔ ✔ a. social
security number
, The number of observations in a complete data set having 10 elements
and 5 variables is - correct answer✔ ✔ 10
Facts and figures that are collected, analyzed, and summarized for
presentation and interpretation are - correct answer✔ ✔ data
The set of measurements collected for a particular element are called -
correct answer✔ ✔ observations
A characteristic of interest for the elements is called a - correct answer✔
✔ variable
All the data collected in a particular are referred to as the - correct
answer✔ ✔ data set
In a data set, the number of observations will always be the same as the
number of - correct answer✔ ✔ elements
Which of the following is not a scale of measurement?
a. nominal
b. ordinal
c. interval
What is an example of quantitative data? - correct answer✔ ✔ the
number of people waiting in a line
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 Alaskan 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 -
correct answer✔ ✔ b. an estimate of the number of Alaska residents
who have visited Canada
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, or a diving board
d. number of square feet of carpet - correct answer✔ ✔ a. social
security number
, The number of observations in a complete data set having 10 elements
and 5 variables is - correct answer✔ ✔ 10
Facts and figures that are collected, analyzed, and summarized for
presentation and interpretation are - correct answer✔ ✔ data
The set of measurements collected for a particular element are called -
correct answer✔ ✔ observations
A characteristic of interest for the elements is called a - correct answer✔
✔ variable
All the data collected in a particular are referred to as the - correct
answer✔ ✔ data set
In a data set, the number of observations will always be the same as the
number of - correct answer✔ ✔ elements
Which of the following is not a scale of measurement?
a. nominal
b. ordinal
c. interval
