(Graded A+)
The standard deviation of a point estimator is the - Answers standard error
Cluster sampling is - Answers a probability sampling method
The interquartile range is the difference between the - Answers first and third quartiles
A __________ can be used to graphically present quantitative data. - Answers both a histogram and a
stem-and-leaf display are correct
The measure of variability easiest to compute, but seldom used as the only measure, is the - Answers
Range
As the sample size increases, the variability among the sample means - Answers decreases
In a standard normal distribution, the range of values of z is from - Answers minus infinity to infinity
The t value with a 95% confidence and 24 degrees of freedom is - Answers 2.064
The number of customers that enter a store during one day is an example of - Answers a discrete
random variable
Quantitative data that measure how many are ________; quantitative data that measure how much are
________. - Answers discrete; continuous
Exhibit 2-3
The number of sick days taken (per month) by 200 factory workers is summarized below.
Number of Days
Frequency
0-5
120
6 - 10
, 65
11 - 15
14
16 - 20
1
Refer to Exhibit 2-3. The midpoint of the first class is - Answers 2.5
For the standard normal probability distribution, the area to the left of the mean is - Answers 0.5
Convenience sampling is an example of - Answers a nonprobability sampling technique
A p-value is the - Answers Probability, when the null hypothesis is true, of obtaining a sample result that
is at least as unlikely as what is observed
A Type II error is committed when - Answers a true alternative hypothesis is mistakenly rejected
If a hypothesis is not rejected at a 5% level of significance, it will - Answers also not be rejected at the 1%
level
Data collected at the same, or approximately the same, point in time are - Answers cross-sectional data
The level of significance in hypothesis testing is the probability of - Answers Rejecting a true null
hypothesis
Z is a standard normal random variable. The P(1.05 £ z £ 2.13) equals - Answers 0.1303
The standard deviation is the - Answers positive square root of the variance
__________ is a spreadsheet package. - Answers Microsoft Excel
If a hypothesis test leads to the rejection of the null hypothesis, a - Answers Type I error may have been
committed
A researcher has collected the following sample data.