LSU Statistics Exam 1 Test Bank – Practice Questions &
Study Guide
False
1. Statistics is the science of decision making
using random selection of choices.
2. A shoe store wants to know how much money, on av- All shoe store
customer vis-
erage, their customers spend each visit to the store. its.
Using their store records, they draw a sample
of 4,500 customer visits and record the
amount spent at each customer visit. The
average of this data is calculated to answer
the shoe store's question.
3. A shoe store wants to know how much money, on av- The 4,500
customer visits
erage, their customers spend each visit to the store. recorded.
Using their store records, they draw a sample
of 4,500 customer visits and record the
amount spent at each customer visit. The
average of this data is calculated to answer
the shoe store's question.
4. A shoe store wants to know how much money, on av- The amount
spent in the erage, their customers spend each visit to the store.
store at each customer visit. Using their store records, they draw a
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sample of
4,500 customer visits and record the amount
spent at each customer visit. The average of
this data is calculated to answer the shoe
store's question.
5. At a birthday party, teams are chosen by False
putting everyone's name in a hat. Then
names are drawn to make up each team.
Is this sampling with replacement?
6. At a local seminar, every attendee's name True
was put into a jar to win a small gift. Names
were selected at random, then returned to
the jar. This allowed the
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possibility of an attendee winning more
than one gift.
Is this sampling with replacement?
7. Use the table below about automobiles to Which column contains con
classify these columns of data. tinuous data?
Which column contains continuous data? -Weight
Which column contains discrete data? Which column contains dis
Which column contains qualitative data? crete data?
-Number of Seats
-> Weight Which column
-> Number of Seats contains qualitative
-> Body Style data?
-Body Style
8. LSU wants to conduct a survey of high school seniors Which variable
contains
in Louisiana concerning their plans for future educa- continuous data?
tion. The survey asks three - GPA
questions: Which variable contains dis
crete data?
Gender - What is the senior's
gender?
GPA - Years
- What is the senior's current GPA to two decimal
places? Which variable
contains
Years - How many years it will take the qualitative data
senior to complete high school?
Which variable contains continuous data?
Which variable contains discrete data?
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Which variable contains qualitative data? - Gender
9. True
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Study Guide
False
1. Statistics is the science of decision making
using random selection of choices.
2. A shoe store wants to know how much money, on av- All shoe store
customer vis-
erage, their customers spend each visit to the store. its.
Using their store records, they draw a sample
of 4,500 customer visits and record the
amount spent at each customer visit. The
average of this data is calculated to answer
the shoe store's question.
3. A shoe store wants to know how much money, on av- The 4,500
customer visits
erage, their customers spend each visit to the store. recorded.
Using their store records, they draw a sample
of 4,500 customer visits and record the
amount spent at each customer visit. The
average of this data is calculated to answer
the shoe store's question.
4. A shoe store wants to know how much money, on av- The amount
spent in the erage, their customers spend each visit to the store.
store at each customer visit. Using their store records, they draw a
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Study Guide
sample of
4,500 customer visits and record the amount
spent at each customer visit. The average of
this data is calculated to answer the shoe
store's question.
5. At a birthday party, teams are chosen by False
putting everyone's name in a hat. Then
names are drawn to make up each team.
Is this sampling with replacement?
6. At a local seminar, every attendee's name True
was put into a jar to win a small gift. Names
were selected at random, then returned to
the jar. This allowed the
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Study Guide
possibility of an attendee winning more
than one gift.
Is this sampling with replacement?
7. Use the table below about automobiles to Which column contains con
classify these columns of data. tinuous data?
Which column contains continuous data? -Weight
Which column contains discrete data? Which column contains dis
Which column contains qualitative data? crete data?
-Number of Seats
-> Weight Which column
-> Number of Seats contains qualitative
-> Body Style data?
-Body Style
8. LSU wants to conduct a survey of high school seniors Which variable
contains
in Louisiana concerning their plans for future educa- continuous data?
tion. The survey asks three - GPA
questions: Which variable contains dis
crete data?
Gender - What is the senior's
gender?
GPA - Years
- What is the senior's current GPA to two decimal
places? Which variable
contains
Years - How many years it will take the qualitative data
senior to complete high school?
Which variable contains continuous data?
Which variable contains discrete data?
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Which variable contains qualitative data? - Gender
9. True
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