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, Multiple Choice
1. When humans first realized that counting was a good idea, which of the following
became a useful skill for people to have?
a. knowing the alphabet
b. asking questions
c. collecting information
d. making decisions
Ans: C
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: What statistics is all about.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: A 5-Minute History of Statistics
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Once numbers became part of the human language, the next step was to attach
.
a. numbers to outcomes
b. numbers to letters
c. numbers to places
d. numbers to time
Ans: A
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: What statistics is all about.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: A 5-Minute History of Statistics
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. After the first set of data having to do with populations was collected during the 17th
century, scientists needed to develop .
a. general tools to answer general questions
b. general tools to answer specific questions
c. specific tools to answer general questions
d. specific tools to answer specific questions
Ans: D
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: What statistics is all about.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: A 5-Minute History of Statistics
Difficulty Level: Easy
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