BQA COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK FULL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS LEARNING PACKAGE

BQA COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK FULL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
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●● inferential statistics
Answer: a technique by which estimations, conclusions, predictions, or
other generalizations are drawn about the characteristics of a larger set
of data (population) on the basis of partial information (sample)


●● population
Answer: all measurements of interest; includes the entire set of units that
we are interested in studying


●● sample
Answer: a partial collection of observations taken from a given
population or is a subset of all the units of a population


●● variable
Answer: a characteristic or an attribute of an individual population unit
that shows variability or variation over time


●● quantitative variable

, Answer: values can be recorded or measured on a continuous scale or in
an interval
(ex: height, weight, etc.)


●● qualitative variable
Answer: values can only be assigned to one of the several mutually
exclusive categories and cannot be measured on a continuous scale
(ex: eye color, hair color, etc.)


●● measurement
Answer: a process in which we assign numbers to observations
according to a set of rules


●● levels of measurement
Answer: a classification of measurement scales according to the amount
of information about observations recorded
1. nominal
2. ordinal
3. interval
4. ratio


●● published materials