STATISTICAL ASSESSMENT -NATIONAL COUNSELOR
EXAM PRACTICE | 2026 UPDATE | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
When comparing the four scales of measurement, what distinguishes the
interval scale from the ratio scale? Answer - Absolute zero
A research team designed a demographic questionnaire to collect information
about participants. Which of the following variables identified on the
questionnaire provides an example of an ordinal scale variable? Answer - Rank
in the military
When looking at a list of student's test scores, the teacher notices that one test
score is extremely lower than the majority of the scores. This is known as a(an):
Answer - outlier
A teacher analyzes the scores from a recent test and determines a positively
skewed curve. She infers that the majority of students knew: Answer - only a
few of the answers due to low scores
A researcher is looking for a specific study report, in which he knows the
kurtosis value. He reads the following kurtosis value in various reports. Which
one supports a mesokurtic distribution? Answer - 0
, There are 12 participants who agree to take the test for a study focused on
wellness. The total of all the participants' scores is 96. What is the mean?
Answer - 8
The teacher has a small class with only 7 students. The teacher grades their
homework and reports scores of 10, 7, 8, 12, 9, 11, and 13. What is the
median? Answer - 10
The teacher grades the papers and determines the following set of scores: 90,
85, 87, 85, 92, 90, 83, 85, 98. What is the mean? Answer - 85
The teacher calculates the highest score as being 97 and the lowest score as
being 75. What is the range? Answer - 22
The variance is determined to be 36. What would be the standard deviation?
Answer - 6
A teacher reports that the class scores are generally distributed according to a
bell curve. This means: Answer - 100% of the scores fall between -3 and +3
standard deviations from the mean
A researcher determines that there is a positive correlation between sleep and
test scores. This means as the amount of sleep is increased then test scores:
Answer - increase
A teacher determines that the correlation between eating breakfast and doing
well on the test is zero. This means: Answer - there is an absence of a
correlation
EXAM PRACTICE | 2026 UPDATE | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
When comparing the four scales of measurement, what distinguishes the
interval scale from the ratio scale? Answer - Absolute zero
A research team designed a demographic questionnaire to collect information
about participants. Which of the following variables identified on the
questionnaire provides an example of an ordinal scale variable? Answer - Rank
in the military
When looking at a list of student's test scores, the teacher notices that one test
score is extremely lower than the majority of the scores. This is known as a(an):
Answer - outlier
A teacher analyzes the scores from a recent test and determines a positively
skewed curve. She infers that the majority of students knew: Answer - only a
few of the answers due to low scores
A researcher is looking for a specific study report, in which he knows the
kurtosis value. He reads the following kurtosis value in various reports. Which
one supports a mesokurtic distribution? Answer - 0
, There are 12 participants who agree to take the test for a study focused on
wellness. The total of all the participants' scores is 96. What is the mean?
Answer - 8
The teacher has a small class with only 7 students. The teacher grades their
homework and reports scores of 10, 7, 8, 12, 9, 11, and 13. What is the
median? Answer - 10
The teacher grades the papers and determines the following set of scores: 90,
85, 87, 85, 92, 90, 83, 85, 98. What is the mean? Answer - 85
The teacher calculates the highest score as being 97 and the lowest score as
being 75. What is the range? Answer - 22
The variance is determined to be 36. What would be the standard deviation?
Answer - 6
A teacher reports that the class scores are generally distributed according to a
bell curve. This means: Answer - 100% of the scores fall between -3 and +3
standard deviations from the mean
A researcher determines that there is a positive correlation between sleep and
test scores. This means as the amount of sleep is increased then test scores:
Answer - increase
A teacher determines that the correlation between eating breakfast and doing
well on the test is zero. This means: Answer - there is an absence of a
correlation
