MAX 201 - EXAM 1 LATEST UPDATE
2025-2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS
Measurementa-acorrectaanswers-
theaassignmentaofanumbersatoaobjectsaoraeventsasoathataweacanastudyathemasystematically
.
Unitsaofaanalysisa-acorrectaanswers-
thingsaweawantatoaunderstand,Acompare,aandageneralizeaabout.amightabeaindividuals,Afamil
ies,Aorganizations,Agroups,Acities,aoracountries.
Observationsa-acorrectaanswers-
theaactionaoraprocessaofaobservingasomethingaorasomeoneacarefullyaorainaorderatoagainainfo
rmation.
Variablea-acorrectaanswers-anaelement,Afeature,aorafactorathataisaliableatoavaryaorachange.
Valuesa-acorrectaanswers-thearegardathatasomethingaisaheldatoadeserve
Generalasocialasurveya-acorrectaanswers-
aasociologicalasurveyausedatoacollectadataaonademographicacharacteristicsaandaattitudesaof
aresidentsaofatheaunitedastates.
Univariateastatisticsa-acorrectaanswers-describingatheadistributionaofaoneavariable
Levelsaofameasurementa-acorrectaanswers-Nominal,aordinal,aandainterval
Nominala-acorrectaanswers-
classifiesacasesaintoacategoriesaonlya(e.g.,Agender,Arace,Areligion);aqualitativeadifferenceawi
thanoaquantitativeavalue.
Ordinala-acorrectaanswers-
classifiesacasesaintoacategoriesathatacanabearankeda(e.g.,asocialaclass,adegreeaofaprejudice
;amoreathan,alessathan,Aequal).
Interval/ratioa-acorrectaanswers-
measuredainaunitsawhereadistancesabetweenascoresacanabeaexactlyadefineda(e.g.,Aage,Ainc
ome,anumberaofakids).
Centralatendencya-acorrectaanswers-
providesaanaideaaofawhataisatheaaverageaoratypicalacaseainatheadistribution.A(mean,Amedian,
Amode)
Dispersiona-acorrectaanswers-
providesaanaideaaofahowatheavaluesaareadistributedaaroundatheacenteraofatheadistributiona-
atightlyaoramoreaspreadaout?
Standardadeviationa-acorrectaanswers-
theaconventionalameasureaofadispersionaforaintervalavariables.
Modea-acorrectaanswers-
categoryawithamostacases.aforanominal,athisaisatheaonlyaoneayouacouldause
Mediana-acorrectaanswers-theaexactacenteraofaaadistributionaofascores,aintervalaoraordinal
Meana-acorrectaanswers-arithmeticaaverage
2025-2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS
Measurementa-acorrectaanswers-
theaassignmentaofanumbersatoaobjectsaoraeventsasoathataweacanastudyathemasystematically
.
Unitsaofaanalysisa-acorrectaanswers-
thingsaweawantatoaunderstand,Acompare,aandageneralizeaabout.amightabeaindividuals,Afamil
ies,Aorganizations,Agroups,Acities,aoracountries.
Observationsa-acorrectaanswers-
theaactionaoraprocessaofaobservingasomethingaorasomeoneacarefullyaorainaorderatoagainainfo
rmation.
Variablea-acorrectaanswers-anaelement,Afeature,aorafactorathataisaliableatoavaryaorachange.
Valuesa-acorrectaanswers-thearegardathatasomethingaisaheldatoadeserve
Generalasocialasurveya-acorrectaanswers-
aasociologicalasurveyausedatoacollectadataaonademographicacharacteristicsaandaattitudesaof
aresidentsaofatheaunitedastates.
Univariateastatisticsa-acorrectaanswers-describingatheadistributionaofaoneavariable
Levelsaofameasurementa-acorrectaanswers-Nominal,aordinal,aandainterval
Nominala-acorrectaanswers-
classifiesacasesaintoacategoriesaonlya(e.g.,Agender,Arace,Areligion);aqualitativeadifferenceawi
thanoaquantitativeavalue.
Ordinala-acorrectaanswers-
classifiesacasesaintoacategoriesathatacanabearankeda(e.g.,asocialaclass,adegreeaofaprejudice
;amoreathan,alessathan,Aequal).
Interval/ratioa-acorrectaanswers-
measuredainaunitsawhereadistancesabetweenascoresacanabeaexactlyadefineda(e.g.,Aage,Ainc
ome,anumberaofakids).
Centralatendencya-acorrectaanswers-
providesaanaideaaofawhataisatheaaverageaoratypicalacaseainatheadistribution.A(mean,Amedian,
Amode)
Dispersiona-acorrectaanswers-
providesaanaideaaofahowatheavaluesaareadistributedaaroundatheacenteraofatheadistributiona-
atightlyaoramoreaspreadaout?
Standardadeviationa-acorrectaanswers-
theaconventionalameasureaofadispersionaforaintervalavariables.
Modea-acorrectaanswers-
categoryawithamostacases.aforanominal,athisaisatheaonlyaoneayouacouldause
Mediana-acorrectaanswers-theaexactacenteraofaaadistributionaofascores,aintervalaoraordinal
Meana-acorrectaanswers-arithmeticaaverage