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MULTIPLEn CHOICE.n Choosen then onen alternativen thatn bestn completesn then statementn orn answersn then question.
1) Determinen whethern then givenn descriptionn correspondsn ton ann experimentn orn ann observationaln study.n An stockn analy
stnselectsnanstocknfromnangroupnofntwentynforninvestmentnbynchoosingnthenstockn withnthengreatestnearningsnperns
harenreportednfornthenlastnquarter.
A) Observationaln study B)nExperiment
Objective:n Examn A
2) Identifynwhichntypenofnsamplingnisnused.nThennamenofneachncontestantnisnwrittennonnanseparatencard,nthencardsn
arenplacedninnanbag,nandnthreennamesnarenpickednfromnthenbag.
A) Stratified
B) Simplen Random
C) Convenience
D) Cluster
E) Systematic
Objective:n Examn A
3) Identifynwhichntypenofnsamplingnisnused.nTonavoidnworkingnlate,nanqualityncontrolnanalystnsimplyninspectsnthenfi
rstn100nitemsnproducedninnanday.
A) Stratified
B) Simplen Random
C) Convenience
D) Systematic
E) Cluster
Objective:n Examn A
4) Anneducationnexpertnisnresearchingnteachingnmethodsnandn wishesntoninterviewnteachersnfromnanparticularnschoo
lndistrict.n Shen randomlyn selectsn tenn schoolsn fromn then districtn andn interviewsn alln ofn then teachersn atn then selectedn scho
ols.nDoesnthisnsamplingnplannresultninnanrandomnsample?nSimplenrandomnsample?nExplain.
A) Yes;n yes.n Then samplen isn randomn becausen alln teachersn haven then samen chancen ofn beingn selected.n Itn isn an simp
lenrandomnsamplenbecausenallnsamplesnhaventhensamenchancenofnbeingnselected.
B) Yes;nno.nThensamplenisnrandomnbecausenallnteachersnhaventhensamenchancenofnbeingnselected.nItnisnnotnansimp
lenrandomnsamplenbecausensomensamplesnarennotnpossible,nsuchnasnansamplenthatnincludesnteachersnfromnsch
oolsnthatnwerennotnselected.
C) No;nyes.nThensamplenisnnotnrandomnbecausenteachersninnsmallnschoolsnaren morenlikelyntonbenselectedntha
nnteachersn inn largern schools.n Itn isn an simplen randomn samplen becausen alln samplesn haven then samen chancen ofn b
eingnselected.
D) No;nno.nThensamplenisnnotnrandomnbecausenteachersninnsmallnschoolsnarenmorenlikelyntonbenselectednthannt
eachersninnlargernschools.nItnisnnotnansimplenrandomnsamplenbecausensomensamplesnarennotnpossible,nsuchnas
nansamplenthatnincludesnteachersnfromnschoolsnthatnwerennotnselected.
Objective:n Examn A
5) Identifyn then typen ofn observationaln studyn used.n An townn obtainsn currentn employmentn datan byn pollingn 10,000n ofn i
tsncitizensnthisnmonth.
A) Retrospective B)n Cross-nsectional C)nProspective D)n Nonenofnthese
Objective:n Examn A
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6) Determinenwhethernthengivennvaluenisnandiscretenorncontinuousnvariable.nPeoplenarenaskedntonstatenhownmanyntim
esninnthenlastnmonthntheynvisitedntheirnfamilyndoctor.
A) Continuous B)nDiscrete
Objective:n Examn A
7) Determinenwhichnofnthenfournlevelsnofnmeasurementnisnmostnappropriate.nStudents'ngrades,nA,nB,nornC,nonnantest.
A) Nominal B)nInterval C)nRatio D)nOrdinal
Objective:n Examn A
8) Antaxnauditornselectsneveryn1000thnincomentaxnreturnnthatnisnreceived.nIdentifynwhichnofnthesentypesnofnsampling
nisnused.
A) Stratified
B) Systematic
C) Cluster
D) Convenience
E) Simplen Random
Objective:n Examn A
9) Determinenwhethernthengivennvaluenisnanstatisticnornanparameter.nThirtynpercentnofnallndognownersnpoopnscoopnaft
erntheirndog.
A) Parameter B)nStatistic
Objective:n Examn A
10) Determinenwhethernthengivennvaluenisnfromnandiscretenorncontinuousndatanset.nThentimenitntakesnancomputer
ntoncompletenantask.
A) Continuous B)nDiscrete
Objective:n Examn A
11) Onnantest,n74%nofnthenquestionsnarenansweredncorrectly.nIfn111nquestionsnarencorrect,nhownmanynquestionsnarenonnt
hentest?
A) 37nquestions B)n150nquestions C)n67nquestions D)n82nquestions
Objective:n Examn A
12) Researchersn collectn datan byn interviewingn athletesn whon haven wonn Olympicn goldn medalsn fromn 1992n ton 2016.n Identi
fynthentypenofnstudy.
A) Retrospective B)nProspective C)n Cross-nsectional D)n Nonenofnthese
Objective:n Examn A
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13) An psychologyn studentn wishesn ton investigaten differencesn inn politicaln opinionsn betweenn businessn majorsn andn politica
lnsciencen majorsnatnherncollege.nShenrandomlynselectsn100nstudentsnfromnthen260nbusinessn majorsnandn100nstude
ntsnfromnthen180npoliticalnsciencenmajors.nDoesnthisnsamplingnplannresultninnanrandomnsample?nSimplenrandomnsa
mple?nExplain.
A) Yes;n yes.n Then samplen isn randomn becausen alln studentsn haven then samen chancen ofn beingn selected.n Itn isn an sim
plenrandomnsamplenbecause nallnsamplesnofnsizen200nhaventhensamenchancenofnbeingnselected.
B) No;nyes.nThensamplenisnnotnrandomnbecausenpoliticalnsciencenmajorsnhavenangreaternchancenofnbeingnselectednt
hannbusinessnmajors.nItnisnansimplenrandomnsamplenbecausenallnsamplesnofnsizen200nhaventhensamenchancen
ofnbeingnselected.
C) Yes;nno.nThensamplenisnrandomnbecausenallnstudentsnhaventhensamenchancenofnbeingnselected.nItnisnnotnansim
plenrandomnsamplenbecause nsomensamplesnarennotnpossible,nsuchnasnansamplenconsistingnofn50nbusinessn m
ajorsnandn150npoliticalnsciencen majors.
D) No;n no.n Then samplen isn notn randomn becausen politicaln sciencen majorsn haven an greatern chancen ofn beingn select
ednthannbusinessnmajors.nItnisnnotnansimplenrandomnsamplenbecausensomensamplesnarennotnpossible,nsuchn
asnansamplenconsistingnofn50nbusinessnmajorsnandn150npoliticalnsciencenmajors.
Objective:n Examn A
14) Correlationndoesnnotnimplyn_ _.
A) significance B)ncausation C)n bias D)nlinearity
Objective:n Examn A
15) Therenarenmanynpotentialnpitfallsnthatncanncausenproblemsnwhennanalyzingndata.nWhichnofnthesenchoicesnarenn
otnclassifiednasnanpotentialnpitfall?
A) Self-nreportedn data B)nOrdernofnsurveynquestions
C)nNonresponse D)n Measuredndata
Objective:n Examn A
16) An managementn surveyn forn an companyn surveyedn 235n employees.n 44.7%n ofn then employeesn surveyedn weren female
s.nThennumbernofnmalesnwouldnbe .
A)n 13 B)n 130
C)n 105 D)nUnablentondetermine
Objective:n Examn A
17) Whatntypenofndatanvaluesnarenquantitativenandnthennumbernofnvaluesnisnfinitenorncountable?
A) Categorical B)nInterval C)n Discrete D)nContinuous
Objective:n Examn A
18) A isnthencollectionnofndatanfromneverynmembernofnthenpopulation.
A) placebo B)nsample C)ncensus D)nstatistic
Objective:n Examn A
19) An_ isnthencompletencollectionnofnallnmeasurementsnorndatancollected,nwhereas,na
isn an subcollectionnofnmembersnselectednfromnthencompletencollection.
A) population;nsample B)n population;n parameter
C)nsample;ncensus D)nsample;npopulation
Objective:n Examn A
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MULTIPLEn CHOICE.n Choosen then onen alternativen thatn bestn completesn then statementn orn answersn then question.
1) Determinen whethern then givenn descriptionn correspondsn ton ann experimentn orn ann observationaln study.n An stockn analy
stnselectsnanstocknfromnangroupnofntwentynforninvestmentnbynchoosingnthenstockn withnthengreatestnearningsnperns
harenreportednfornthenlastnquarter.
A) Observationaln study B)nExperiment
Objective:n Examn A
2) Identifynwhichntypenofnsamplingnisnused.nThennamenofneachncontestantnisnwrittennonnanseparatencard,nthencardsn
arenplacedninnanbag,nandnthreennamesnarenpickednfromnthenbag.
A) Stratified
B) Simplen Random
C) Convenience
D) Cluster
E) Systematic
Objective:n Examn A
3) Identifynwhichntypenofnsamplingnisnused.nTonavoidnworkingnlate,nanqualityncontrolnanalystnsimplyninspectsnthenfi
rstn100nitemsnproducedninnanday.
A) Stratified
B) Simplen Random
C) Convenience
D) Systematic
E) Cluster
Objective:n Examn A
4) Anneducationnexpertnisnresearchingnteachingnmethodsnandn wishesntoninterviewnteachersnfromnanparticularnschoo
lndistrict.n Shen randomlyn selectsn tenn schoolsn fromn then districtn andn interviewsn alln ofn then teachersn atn then selectedn scho
ols.nDoesnthisnsamplingnplannresultninnanrandomnsample?nSimplenrandomnsample?nExplain.
A) Yes;n yes.n Then samplen isn randomn becausen alln teachersn haven then samen chancen ofn beingn selected.n Itn isn an simp
lenrandomnsamplenbecausenallnsamplesnhaventhensamenchancenofnbeingnselected.
B) Yes;nno.nThensamplenisnrandomnbecausenallnteachersnhaventhensamenchancenofnbeingnselected.nItnisnnotnansimp
lenrandomnsamplenbecausensomensamplesnarennotnpossible,nsuchnasnansamplenthatnincludesnteachersnfromnsch
oolsnthatnwerennotnselected.
C) No;nyes.nThensamplenisnnotnrandomnbecausenteachersninnsmallnschoolsnaren morenlikelyntonbenselectedntha
nnteachersn inn largern schools.n Itn isn an simplen randomn samplen becausen alln samplesn haven then samen chancen ofn b
eingnselected.
D) No;nno.nThensamplenisnnotnrandomnbecausenteachersninnsmallnschoolsnarenmorenlikelyntonbenselectednthannt
eachersninnlargernschools.nItnisnnotnansimplenrandomnsamplenbecausensomensamplesnarennotnpossible,nsuchnas
nansamplenthatnincludesnteachersnfromnschoolsnthatnwerennotnselected.
Objective:n Examn A
5) Identifyn then typen ofn observationaln studyn used.n An townn obtainsn currentn employmentn datan byn pollingn 10,000n ofn i
tsncitizensnthisnmonth.
A) Retrospective B)n Cross-nsectional C)nProspective D)n Nonenofnthese
Objective:n Examn A
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6) Determinenwhethernthengivennvaluenisnandiscretenorncontinuousnvariable.nPeoplenarenaskedntonstatenhownmanyntim
esninnthenlastnmonthntheynvisitedntheirnfamilyndoctor.
A) Continuous B)nDiscrete
Objective:n Examn A
7) Determinenwhichnofnthenfournlevelsnofnmeasurementnisnmostnappropriate.nStudents'ngrades,nA,nB,nornC,nonnantest.
A) Nominal B)nInterval C)nRatio D)nOrdinal
Objective:n Examn A
8) Antaxnauditornselectsneveryn1000thnincomentaxnreturnnthatnisnreceived.nIdentifynwhichnofnthesentypesnofnsampling
nisnused.
A) Stratified
B) Systematic
C) Cluster
D) Convenience
E) Simplen Random
Objective:n Examn A
9) Determinenwhethernthengivennvaluenisnanstatisticnornanparameter.nThirtynpercentnofnallndognownersnpoopnscoopnaft
erntheirndog.
A) Parameter B)nStatistic
Objective:n Examn A
10) Determinenwhethernthengivennvaluenisnfromnandiscretenorncontinuousndatanset.nThentimenitntakesnancomputer
ntoncompletenantask.
A) Continuous B)nDiscrete
Objective:n Examn A
11) Onnantest,n74%nofnthenquestionsnarenansweredncorrectly.nIfn111nquestionsnarencorrect,nhownmanynquestionsnarenonnt
hentest?
A) 37nquestions B)n150nquestions C)n67nquestions D)n82nquestions
Objective:n Examn A
12) Researchersn collectn datan byn interviewingn athletesn whon haven wonn Olympicn goldn medalsn fromn 1992n ton 2016.n Identi
fynthentypenofnstudy.
A) Retrospective B)nProspective C)n Cross-nsectional D)n Nonenofnthese
Objective:n Examn A
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13) An psychologyn studentn wishesn ton investigaten differencesn inn politicaln opinionsn betweenn businessn majorsn andn politica
lnsciencen majorsnatnherncollege.nShenrandomlynselectsn100nstudentsnfromnthen260nbusinessn majorsnandn100nstude
ntsnfromnthen180npoliticalnsciencenmajors.nDoesnthisnsamplingnplannresultninnanrandomnsample?nSimplenrandomnsa
mple?nExplain.
A) Yes;n yes.n Then samplen isn randomn becausen alln studentsn haven then samen chancen ofn beingn selected.n Itn isn an sim
plenrandomnsamplenbecause nallnsamplesnofnsizen200nhaventhensamenchancenofnbeingnselected.
B) No;nyes.nThensamplenisnnotnrandomnbecausenpoliticalnsciencenmajorsnhavenangreaternchancenofnbeingnselectednt
hannbusinessnmajors.nItnisnansimplenrandomnsamplenbecausenallnsamplesnofnsizen200nhaventhensamenchancen
ofnbeingnselected.
C) Yes;nno.nThensamplenisnrandomnbecausenallnstudentsnhaventhensamenchancenofnbeingnselected.nItnisnnotnansim
plenrandomnsamplenbecause nsomensamplesnarennotnpossible,nsuchnasnansamplenconsistingnofn50nbusinessn m
ajorsnandn150npoliticalnsciencen majors.
D) No;n no.n Then samplen isn notn randomn becausen politicaln sciencen majorsn haven an greatern chancen ofn beingn select
ednthannbusinessnmajors.nItnisnnotnansimplenrandomnsamplenbecausensomensamplesnarennotnpossible,nsuchn
asnansamplenconsistingnofn50nbusinessnmajorsnandn150npoliticalnsciencenmajors.
Objective:n Examn A
14) Correlationndoesnnotnimplyn_ _.
A) significance B)ncausation C)n bias D)nlinearity
Objective:n Examn A
15) Therenarenmanynpotentialnpitfallsnthatncanncausenproblemsnwhennanalyzingndata.nWhichnofnthesenchoicesnarenn
otnclassifiednasnanpotentialnpitfall?
A) Self-nreportedn data B)nOrdernofnsurveynquestions
C)nNonresponse D)n Measuredndata
Objective:n Examn A
16) An managementn surveyn forn an companyn surveyedn 235n employees.n 44.7%n ofn then employeesn surveyedn weren female
s.nThennumbernofnmalesnwouldnbe .
A)n 13 B)n 130
C)n 105 D)nUnablentondetermine
Objective:n Examn A
17) Whatntypenofndatanvaluesnarenquantitativenandnthennumbernofnvaluesnisnfinitenorncountable?
A) Categorical B)nInterval C)n Discrete D)nContinuous
Objective:n Examn A
18) A isnthencollectionnofndatanfromneverynmembernofnthenpopulation.
A) placebo B)nsample C)ncensus D)nstatistic
Objective:n Examn A
19) An_ isnthencompletencollectionnofnallnmeasurementsnorndatancollected,nwhereas,na
isn an subcollectionnofnmembersnselectednfromnthencompletencollection.
A) population;nsample B)n population;n parameter
C)nsample;ncensus D)nsample;npopulation
Objective:n Examn A
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