STATISTICS UNLOCKING THE POWER OF
DATA UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION
STUDY GUIDE
●● Variable
Answer: A characteristic that corresponds to each case in a dataset is
known as a _______
●● Dataset
Answer: Usually data is stored and presented in a _________ where
each row represents one case, and each column represents one variable.
●● Categorical Variable
Answer: A ___________ ____________ divides the cases into groups,
placing each case into exactly one of two or more categories.
●● Quantitative variable
Answer: A ___________ ___________ measures or records a numerical
quantity for each case.
●● Explanatory variable - Response variable
, Answer: If we are using one variable to help us understand or predict
values of another variable, we call the former the _____ _____ and the
latter the _____ ______
●● Population
Answer: A _______ includes all individuals or objects of interest.
●● Sample
Answer: A _____ is comprised of all of the cases in which we have
collected data. A _____ (same term) is a subset of the population.
●● Statistical inference
Answer: _____ _____ is the process of using data from a sample to gain
information about the population.
●● Sampling Bias
Answer: _____ _____ occurs when the method of selecting a sample
causes the sample to differ from the population in some relevant way. If
_____ _____ (same term) exists, we cannot trust generalizations from
the sample to the population.
●● Random Samples
DATA UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION
STUDY GUIDE
●● Variable
Answer: A characteristic that corresponds to each case in a dataset is
known as a _______
●● Dataset
Answer: Usually data is stored and presented in a _________ where
each row represents one case, and each column represents one variable.
●● Categorical Variable
Answer: A ___________ ____________ divides the cases into groups,
placing each case into exactly one of two or more categories.
●● Quantitative variable
Answer: A ___________ ___________ measures or records a numerical
quantity for each case.
●● Explanatory variable - Response variable
, Answer: If we are using one variable to help us understand or predict
values of another variable, we call the former the _____ _____ and the
latter the _____ ______
●● Population
Answer: A _______ includes all individuals or objects of interest.
●● Sample
Answer: A _____ is comprised of all of the cases in which we have
collected data. A _____ (same term) is a subset of the population.
●● Statistical inference
Answer: _____ _____ is the process of using data from a sample to gain
information about the population.
●● Sampling Bias
Answer: _____ _____ occurs when the method of selecting a sample
causes the sample to differ from the population in some relevant way. If
_____ _____ (same term) exists, we cannot trust generalizations from
the sample to the population.
●● Random Samples