DSST Principles of Statistics Questions With 100% Correct Answers

A table that shows the number of data observations that fall into specific intervals - AnswerFrequency distribution Data assigned to categories with no mathematical comparisons between observations - AnswerNominal data All the properties of nominal data with the additional capability of arranging the observations in order - Answer-Ordinal data All the properties of ordinal data with the additional capability of calculating meaningful differences between the observations - Answer-Interval data All the properties of interval data with the additional capability of expressing on observation as a multiple of another; includes "true zero point" - Answer-Ratio data A 0 data value that indicates the absence of the object being measured - Answer-True zero point Organizing and summing data - Answer-Descriptive statistics Drawing conclusions from "good" data - Answer-Inferential statistics Result of categorizing or describing attributes of a population - Answer-Qualitative data Numerical data (either discrete or continuous) - Answer-Quantitative data Data that is counted - Answer-Discrete quantitative data Data that is measured - Answer-Continuous quantitative data A random variable (RV) whose outcomes are measured - Answer-Continuous random variable (CRV)A random variable (RV) whose outcomes are counted - Answer-Discrete random variable Stratified sample Cluster sample Systematic sample Convenience sample - Answer-Sampling methods Use results that are readily available - Answer-Convenience samp