BUS 3265 TEST BANK QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
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dd250 ddrandomly ddselected ddadult ddAmerican ddpine ddtrees.
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ddcost ddof dda ddcollege ddeducation. ddBut ddincidentals, ddsuch ddas ddtextbook ddcosts,
ddare ddrarely ddconsidered. ddA ddresearcher ddat ddDrummand ddUniversity ddwishes ddto
ddestimate ddthe ddtextbook ddcosts ddof ddfirst-year ddstudents ddat ddDrummand. ddTo dddo
ddso, ddshe ddmonitored ddthe ddtextbook ddcost ddof dd250 ddfirst-year ddstudents ddand
ddfound ddthat ddtheir ddaverage ddtextbook ddcost ddwas dd$600 ddper ddsemester. ddIdentify
ddthe ddpopulation ddof ddinterest ddto ddthe ddresearcher.
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d)The dd250 ddstudents ddthat ddwere ddmonitored. dd- ddAnswer ddc)All ddfirst-year
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ddcost ddof dda ddcollege ddeducation. ddBut ddincidentals, ddsuch ddas ddtextbook ddcosts,
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ddso, ddshe ddmonitored ddthe ddtextbook ddcost ddof dd250 ddfirst-year ddstudents ddand
ddfound ddthat ddtheir ddaverage ddtextbook ddcost ddwas dd$600 ddper ddsemester. ddIdentify
ddthe ddsample ddin ddthe ddstudy.
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ddthat ddwere ddmonitored.
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ddpopulation ddof ddinterest ddto ddthe ddresearcher.
a)All ddCalendula ddCollege ddstudents.
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WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
Which ddof ddthe ddfollowing ddis dda dddiscrete ddquantitative dd(numerical) ddvariable?
a)The ddDow ddJones ddIndustrial ddaverage
b)The ddvolume ddof ddwater ddreleased ddfrom dda dddam
c)The dddistance ddyou dddrove ddyesterday.
d)The ddnumber ddof ddemployees ddof ddan ddinsurance ddcompany dd- ddAnswer ddd)The
ddnumber ddof ddemployees ddof ddan ddinsurance ddcompany
Which ddof ddthe ddfollowing ddis dda ddcontinuous ddquantitative dd(numerical) ddvariable?
a)The ddcolor ddof dda ddstudent's ddeyes
b)The ddnumber ddof ddemployees ddof ddan ddinsurance ddcompany
c)The ddamount ddof ddmilk ddin dda dd2-liter ddcarton.
d)The ddnumber ddof ddgallons ddof ddmilk ddsold ddat ddthe ddlocal ddgrocery ddstore
ddyesterday dd- ddAnswer ddc)The ddamount ddof ddmilk ddin dda dd2-liter ddcarton.
To ddmonitor ddcampus ddsecurity, ddthe ddcampus ddpolice ddoffice ddis ddtaking dda ddsurvey
ddof ddthe ddnumber ddof ddstudents ddin dda ddparking ddlot ddeach dd30 ddminutes ddof dda
dd24-hour ddperiod ddwith ddthe ddgoal ddof dddetermining ddwhen ddpatrols ddof ddthe ddlot
ddwould ddserve ddthe ddmost ddstudents. ddIf ddX ddis ddthe ddnumber ddof ddstudents ddin
ddthe ddlot ddeach ddperiod ddof ddtime, ddthen ddX ddis ddan ddexample ddof
a)a ddcategorical ddvariable.
b)a dddiscrete ddvariable.
c)a ddcontinuous ddvariable.
d)a ddstatistic. dd- ddAnswer ddb)a dddiscrete ddvariable.
Researchers ddare ddconcerned ddthat ddthe ddweight ddof ddthe ddaverage ddAmerican
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c)a ddcontinuous ddvariable.
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,The ddchancellor ddof dda ddmajor dduniversity ddwas ddconcerned ddabout ddalcohol ddabuse
ddon ddher ddcampus ddand ddwanted ddto ddfind ddout ddthe ddproportion ddof ddstudents ddat
ddher dduniversity ddwho ddvisited ddcampus ddbars ddon ddthe ddweekend ddbefore ddthe
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ddan ddexample ddof.
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b)a dddiscrete ddvariable.
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d)a ddtable ddof ddrandom ddnumbers. dd- ddAnswer dda)a ddcategorical ddvariable.
The ddportion ddof ddthe dduniverse ddthat ddhas ddbeen ddselected ddfor ddanalysis ddis
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b)the ddfirst dd5 ddstudents ddcompleting ddan ddassignment.
c)every ddthird ddperson ddto ddarrive ddat ddthe ddbank.
d)registered ddvoters ddin dda ddcounty. dd- ddAnswer ddd)registered ddvoters ddin dda
ddcounty.
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c)All ddthe ddadult ddAmerican ddpine ddtrees ddtaller ddthan dd60 ddfeet.
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dd250 ddrandomly ddselected ddadult ddAmerican ddpine ddtrees.
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ddfound ddthat ddtheir ddaverage ddtextbook ddcost ddwas dd$600 ddper ddsemester. ddIdentify
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ddpopulation ddof ddinterest ddto ddthe ddresearcher.
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