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Basic Business Statistics, 12e, (Berenson/Levine/Krehbiel/Stephan)
Chapter 2 Organizing and Visualizing Data
Chapter 2 Questions
1) Jared was working on a project to look at global warming and accessed an Internet site where
he captured average global surface temperatures from 1866. Which of the four methods of data
collection was he using?
A) Published sources
B) Experimentation
C) Surveying
D) Observation
Answer: A
Difficulty: Easy
Keywords: sources of data
2) The British Airways Internet site provides a questionnaire instrument that can be answered
electronically. Which of the 4 methods of data collection is involved when people complete the
questionnaire?
A) Published sources
B) Experimentation
C) Surveying
D) Observation
Answer: C
Difficulty: Easy
Keywords: sources of data
3) A marketing research firm, in conducting a comparative taste test, provided three types of
peanut butter to a sample of households randomly selected within the state. Which of the 4
methods of data collection is involved when people are asked to compare the three types of
peanut butter?
A) Published sources
B) Experimentation
C) Surveying
D) Observation
Answer: B
Difficulty: Easy
Keywords: sources of data
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,4) Tim was planning for a meeting with his boss to discuss a raise in his annual salary. In
preparation, he wanted to use the Consumer Price Index to determine the percentage increase in
his real (inflation-adjusted) salary over the last three years. Which of the 4 methods of data
collection was involved when he used the Consumer Price Index?
A) Published sources
B) Experimentation
C) Surveying
D) Observation
Answer: A
Difficulty: Easy
Keywords: sources of data
5) Which of the 4 methods of data collection is involved when a person counts the number of
cars passing designated locations on the Los Angeles freeway system?
A) Published sources
B) Experimentation
C) Surveying
D) Observation
Answer: D
Difficulty: Moderate
Keywords: sources of data
6) A statistics student found a reference in the campus library that contained the median family
incomes for all 50 states. She would report her data as being collected using
A) a designed experiment.
B) observational data.
C) a random sample.
D) a published source.
Answer: D
Difficulty: Easy
Keywords: sources of data
7) The personnel director at a large company studied the eating habits of the company's
employees. The director noted whether employees brought their own lunches to work, ate at the
company cafeteria, or went out to lunch. The goal of the study was to improve the food service at
the company cafeteria. This type of data collection would best be considered as
A) an observational study.
B) a designed experiment.
C) a random sample.
D) a quota sample.
Answer: A
Difficulty: Easy
Keywords: sources of data
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, 8) A study attempted to estimate the proportion of Florida residents who were willing to spend
more tax dollars on protecting the beaches from environmental disasters. Twenty-five hundred
Florida residents were surveyed. What type of data collection procedure was most likely used to
collect the data for this study?
A) A designed experiment
B) A published source
C) A random sample
D) Observational data
Answer: C
Difficulty: Easy
Keywords: sources of data
TABLE 2-1
An insurance company evaluates many numerical variables about a person before deciding on an
appropriate rate for automobile insurance. A representative from a local insurance agency
selected a random sample of insured drivers and recorded, X, the number of claims each made in
the last 3 years, with the following results.
X f
1 14
2 18
3 12
4 5
5 1
9) Referring to Table 2-1, how many drivers are represented in the sample?
A) 5
B) 15
C) 18
D) 50
Answer: D
Difficulty: Easy
Keywords: frequency distribution
10) Referring to Table 2-1, how many total claims are represented in the sample?
A) 15
B) 50
C) 111
D) 250
Answer: C
Difficulty: Moderate
Keywords: interpretation, frequency distribution
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TEST BANK
,Basic Business Statistics 12th Edition Berenson Test Bank
Basic Business Statistics, 12e, (Berenson/Levine/Krehbiel/Stephan)
Chapter 2 Organizing and Visualizing Data
Chapter 2 Questions
1) Jared was working on a project to look at global warming and accessed an Internet site where
he captured average global surface temperatures from 1866. Which of the four methods of data
collection was he using?
A) Published sources
B) Experimentation
C) Surveying
D) Observation
Answer: A
Difficulty: Easy
Keywords: sources of data
2) The British Airways Internet site provides a questionnaire instrument that can be answered
electronically. Which of the 4 methods of data collection is involved when people complete the
questionnaire?
A) Published sources
B) Experimentation
C) Surveying
D) Observation
Answer: C
Difficulty: Easy
Keywords: sources of data
3) A marketing research firm, in conducting a comparative taste test, provided three types of
peanut butter to a sample of households randomly selected within the state. Which of the 4
methods of data collection is involved when people are asked to compare the three types of
peanut butter?
A) Published sources
B) Experimentation
C) Surveying
D) Observation
Answer: B
Difficulty: Easy
Keywords: sources of data
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,4) Tim was planning for a meeting with his boss to discuss a raise in his annual salary. In
preparation, he wanted to use the Consumer Price Index to determine the percentage increase in
his real (inflation-adjusted) salary over the last three years. Which of the 4 methods of data
collection was involved when he used the Consumer Price Index?
A) Published sources
B) Experimentation
C) Surveying
D) Observation
Answer: A
Difficulty: Easy
Keywords: sources of data
5) Which of the 4 methods of data collection is involved when a person counts the number of
cars passing designated locations on the Los Angeles freeway system?
A) Published sources
B) Experimentation
C) Surveying
D) Observation
Answer: D
Difficulty: Moderate
Keywords: sources of data
6) A statistics student found a reference in the campus library that contained the median family
incomes for all 50 states. She would report her data as being collected using
A) a designed experiment.
B) observational data.
C) a random sample.
D) a published source.
Answer: D
Difficulty: Easy
Keywords: sources of data
7) The personnel director at a large company studied the eating habits of the company's
employees. The director noted whether employees brought their own lunches to work, ate at the
company cafeteria, or went out to lunch. The goal of the study was to improve the food service at
the company cafeteria. This type of data collection would best be considered as
A) an observational study.
B) a designed experiment.
C) a random sample.
D) a quota sample.
Answer: A
Difficulty: Easy
Keywords: sources of data
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, 8) A study attempted to estimate the proportion of Florida residents who were willing to spend
more tax dollars on protecting the beaches from environmental disasters. Twenty-five hundred
Florida residents were surveyed. What type of data collection procedure was most likely used to
collect the data for this study?
A) A designed experiment
B) A published source
C) A random sample
D) Observational data
Answer: C
Difficulty: Easy
Keywords: sources of data
TABLE 2-1
An insurance company evaluates many numerical variables about a person before deciding on an
appropriate rate for automobile insurance. A representative from a local insurance agency
selected a random sample of insured drivers and recorded, X, the number of claims each made in
the last 3 years, with the following results.
X f
1 14
2 18
3 12
4 5
5 1
9) Referring to Table 2-1, how many drivers are represented in the sample?
A) 5
B) 15
C) 18
D) 50
Answer: D
Difficulty: Easy
Keywords: frequency distribution
10) Referring to Table 2-1, how many total claims are represented in the sample?
A) 15
B) 50
C) 111
D) 250
Answer: C
Difficulty: Moderate
Keywords: interpretation, frequency distribution
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