MATH 215 MIDTERM UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
Statistics
ANSWER
science of collecting, analyzing, presenting and interpreting data, as well as making decisions
based on such analyses
Question 2.
descriptive statistics
ANSWER
methods for organizing, displaying and describing data using tables, graphs and summary
measures
Question 3.
data set
ANSWER
whole set of numbers representing information
Question 4.
element
ANSWER
subject or object about which information is collected
Question 5.
Inferential statistics
ANSWER
methods that use sample results to help make decisions or predictions about a population
, Question 6.
Population
ANSWER
consists of all elements whose characteristics are being studied
Question 7.
Sample
ANSWER
a portion of the population selected for study
Question 8.
Census
ANSWER
survey that includes every member of the population
Question 9.
Representative sample
ANSWER
sample that represents the characteristics of the population as closely as possible
Question 10.
random sample
ANSWER
sample drawn in such a way that each element of the population has a chance of being
selected
Question 11.
variable
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
Statistics
ANSWER
science of collecting, analyzing, presenting and interpreting data, as well as making decisions
based on such analyses
Question 2.
descriptive statistics
ANSWER
methods for organizing, displaying and describing data using tables, graphs and summary
measures
Question 3.
data set
ANSWER
whole set of numbers representing information
Question 4.
element
ANSWER
subject or object about which information is collected
Question 5.
Inferential statistics
ANSWER
methods that use sample results to help make decisions or predictions about a population
, Question 6.
Population
ANSWER
consists of all elements whose characteristics are being studied
Question 7.
Sample
ANSWER
a portion of the population selected for study
Question 8.
Census
ANSWER
survey that includes every member of the population
Question 9.
Representative sample
ANSWER
sample that represents the characteristics of the population as closely as possible
Question 10.
random sample
ANSWER
sample drawn in such a way that each element of the population has a chance of being
selected
Question 11.
variable