CHAPTER 1 - BUSA MC EXAM GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Rebecca Sear, Marketing Director of a regional restaurant chain, is directing a study to
identify and assess the in-dining experience of the customers at one of the restaurants.
She directs her staff to design a web-based market survey for distribution to all of the
restaurant's 1265 customers who enjoyed a meal during the past 6 months. For this study,
the set of 1265 customers is ________________. - ✔✔The poulation
Rebecca Sear, Marketing Director of a regional restaurant chain, is directing a study to
identify and assess the in-dining experience of the customers at one of the restaurants.
She directs her staff to design a web-based market survey for distribution to all of the
restaurant's 100 customers who enjoyed a meal during the past 6 months. For this study,
the set of 100 customers is ________________. - ✔✔The population
Sue Taylor, Director of Global Industrial Sales, is concerned by a deteriorating sales
trend. Specifically, the number of industrial customers is stable at 1,500, but they are
purchasing less each year. She orders her staff to search for causes of the downward
trend by surveying all 1,500 industrial customers. For this study, the set of 1,500
industrial customers is ______________. - ✔✔The population
Miguel Hernandez , Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Memorial Hospita l, is
exploring the usage of nursing over-time hours in the emergency department during the
last operating year (January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012). Miguel intends to
survey the emergency department nurses regarding their perception of over -time needs.
For this survey y the set of all emergency department nurses who worked at Memorial
Hospital during the last operating year is _________. - ✔✔The population
When a person collects information from the entire population, this is called a _______. -
✔✔Census
Miguel Hernandez , Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Memorial Hospital is
exploring the usage of nursing overtime in the emergency department during the last
operating year. Staffing records and emergency department visits for all 360 day s between
, the period of January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012 are selected for analysis. Miguel's
dataset can best be classified as a is ordering a ____________. - ✔✔Census
Sue Taylor, Director of Global Industrial Sales, is concerned by a deteriorating s ales
trend. Specifically, the number of customers is stable at 1,500, but they are purchasing
less each year. She orders her staff to search for causes of the downward trend by
surveying all 1,500 industrial customers. Sue is ordering a __________. - ✔✔Census of
the industrial customers
Sue Taylor, Director of Global Industrial Sales, is concerned by a deteriorating sales
trend. Specifically, the number of customers is stable at 1,500, but they are purchasing
less each year. She orders her staff to search for causes of the downward trend by
selecting a focus group of 40 industrial customers. Sue is ordering a __________. -
✔✔Sample of the industrial customers
Which of the following operations is meaningful for processing nominal data? -
✔✔Counting
Which scale of measurement has these two properties: linear distance is meaningful and
the location of origin (or zero point) is arbitrary? - ✔✔Interval Level
Which scale of measurement has these two properties: linear distance is meaningful and
the location of origin (or zero point) is absolute (or natural)? - ✔✔Ratio Level
Sue Taylor, Director of Global Industrial Sales, is concerned by a deteriorating sales
trend. Specifically, the number of customers is stable at 1,500, but they are purchasing
less each year. She orders her staff to search for causes of the downward trend by
surveying all 1,500 industrial customers. One question on the survey asked the customers:
"Which of the following best describes your primary business: a. manufacturing, b.
wholesaler, c. retail, d. service." The measurement level for this question is
_________________. - ✔✔Nominal Level
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Rebecca Sear, Marketing Director of a regional restaurant chain, is directing a study to
identify and assess the in-dining experience of the customers at one of the restaurants.
She directs her staff to design a web-based market survey for distribution to all of the
restaurant's 1265 customers who enjoyed a meal during the past 6 months. For this study,
the set of 1265 customers is ________________. - ✔✔The poulation
Rebecca Sear, Marketing Director of a regional restaurant chain, is directing a study to
identify and assess the in-dining experience of the customers at one of the restaurants.
She directs her staff to design a web-based market survey for distribution to all of the
restaurant's 100 customers who enjoyed a meal during the past 6 months. For this study,
the set of 100 customers is ________________. - ✔✔The population
Sue Taylor, Director of Global Industrial Sales, is concerned by a deteriorating sales
trend. Specifically, the number of industrial customers is stable at 1,500, but they are
purchasing less each year. She orders her staff to search for causes of the downward
trend by surveying all 1,500 industrial customers. For this study, the set of 1,500
industrial customers is ______________. - ✔✔The population
Miguel Hernandez , Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Memorial Hospita l, is
exploring the usage of nursing over-time hours in the emergency department during the
last operating year (January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012). Miguel intends to
survey the emergency department nurses regarding their perception of over -time needs.
For this survey y the set of all emergency department nurses who worked at Memorial
Hospital during the last operating year is _________. - ✔✔The population
When a person collects information from the entire population, this is called a _______. -
✔✔Census
Miguel Hernandez , Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Memorial Hospital is
exploring the usage of nursing overtime in the emergency department during the last
operating year. Staffing records and emergency department visits for all 360 day s between
, the period of January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012 are selected for analysis. Miguel's
dataset can best be classified as a is ordering a ____________. - ✔✔Census
Sue Taylor, Director of Global Industrial Sales, is concerned by a deteriorating s ales
trend. Specifically, the number of customers is stable at 1,500, but they are purchasing
less each year. She orders her staff to search for causes of the downward trend by
surveying all 1,500 industrial customers. Sue is ordering a __________. - ✔✔Census of
the industrial customers
Sue Taylor, Director of Global Industrial Sales, is concerned by a deteriorating sales
trend. Specifically, the number of customers is stable at 1,500, but they are purchasing
less each year. She orders her staff to search for causes of the downward trend by
selecting a focus group of 40 industrial customers. Sue is ordering a __________. -
✔✔Sample of the industrial customers
Which of the following operations is meaningful for processing nominal data? -
✔✔Counting
Which scale of measurement has these two properties: linear distance is meaningful and
the location of origin (or zero point) is arbitrary? - ✔✔Interval Level
Which scale of measurement has these two properties: linear distance is meaningful and
the location of origin (or zero point) is absolute (or natural)? - ✔✔Ratio Level
Sue Taylor, Director of Global Industrial Sales, is concerned by a deteriorating sales
trend. Specifically, the number of customers is stable at 1,500, but they are purchasing
less each year. She orders her staff to search for causes of the downward trend by
surveying all 1,500 industrial customers. One question on the survey asked the customers:
"Which of the following best describes your primary business: a. manufacturing, b.
wholesaler, c. retail, d. service." The measurement level for this question is
_________________. - ✔✔Nominal Level
