MATH 120 INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS
LIME SPRING WEEK 5 QUIZ 2026 TEST
BANK COLLECTION 2026 COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ population data. Answer: data collected from all subjects in the
population under study
⩥ sample. Answer: a subset of the population
⩥ sample size. Answer: the number of individuals in a sample
⩥ parameter. Answer: a value of interest computed based on population
data
⩥ statistic. Answer: a value of interest computed based on sample data
⩥ variable. Answer: characteristic/ trait that may vary among subjects
⩥ qualitative variable. Answer: nominal &ordinal variables
⩥ quantitative variable. Answer: discrete & continuous
, ⩥ ordinal. Answer: if there is a clear ordering of the categories;
categorical
ex: size of a pizza
⩥ nominal. Answer: if there is NOT a clear ordering of the categories;
categorical
ex: type of fruit
⩥ discrete. Answer: if the variables can only take particular values in an
interval; quantitative
ex: goals scored... 1, 2, 3...
⩥ continuous. Answer: if the variables can take on any value in any
interval; quantitative
ex: height of penguins... 29.2in, 24 in, etc
⩥ range formula. Answer: maximum value - minimum value
⩥ median. Answer: value that lies in the middle of the data when
arranged in ascending order
⩥ IQR. Answer: the range of the middle 50% of the observations in a
data set
LIME SPRING WEEK 5 QUIZ 2026 TEST
BANK COLLECTION 2026 COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ population data. Answer: data collected from all subjects in the
population under study
⩥ sample. Answer: a subset of the population
⩥ sample size. Answer: the number of individuals in a sample
⩥ parameter. Answer: a value of interest computed based on population
data
⩥ statistic. Answer: a value of interest computed based on sample data
⩥ variable. Answer: characteristic/ trait that may vary among subjects
⩥ qualitative variable. Answer: nominal &ordinal variables
⩥ quantitative variable. Answer: discrete & continuous
, ⩥ ordinal. Answer: if there is a clear ordering of the categories;
categorical
ex: size of a pizza
⩥ nominal. Answer: if there is NOT a clear ordering of the categories;
categorical
ex: type of fruit
⩥ discrete. Answer: if the variables can only take particular values in an
interval; quantitative
ex: goals scored... 1, 2, 3...
⩥ continuous. Answer: if the variables can take on any value in any
interval; quantitative
ex: height of penguins... 29.2in, 24 in, etc
⩥ range formula. Answer: maximum value - minimum value
⩥ median. Answer: value that lies in the middle of the data when
arranged in ascending order
⩥ IQR. Answer: the range of the middle 50% of the observations in a
data set