Test Bank For Biostatistics for the Biological and Health Sciences 2nd Edition by Marc Triola , Mario Triola , Jason Roy||ISBN:9780134039015

TEST BANK for Biostatistics for the Biological and
Health Sciences 2nd Edition by Marc Triola, Mario
Triola & Jason Roy
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, Chapter[1:[Introduction[to[Statistics

1. Determine[whether[the[given[value[is[a[statistic[or[a[parameter:[The[average[(mean)[weight[of[all[
newborns[in[a[hospital[over[a[month[is[7.5[pounds.

• A.[Statistic

• B.[Parameter

[Answer:[B


Rationale:[Since[it[refers[to[the[entire[population[of[newborns[in[the[hospital,[it[is[a[parameter.



2. Determine[whether[the[given[value[is[a[statistic[or[a[parameter:[A[survey[of[100[patients[found[that[
60%[were[satisfied[with[their[healthcare.

• A.[Statistic

• B.[Parameter

[Answer:[A


Rationale:[The[value[is[based[on[a[sample,[making[it[a[statistic.



3. Which[of[the[following[represents[a[population?

• A.[A[sample[of[200[patients[from[a[hospital

• B.[All[patients[admitted[to[a[hospital[in[2023

• C.[A[group[of[patients[selected[for[a[study

• D.[50[diabetic[patients[from[a[clinic[

Answer:[B

Rationale:[A[population[includes[all[members[of[a[group,[while[a[sample[is[a[subset[of[the[population.



4. A[nurse[records[the[number[of[times[each[patient[visits[the[clinic[in[a[month.[What[type[of[data[is[this?

• A.[Discrete

• B.[Continuous

• C.[Nominal


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,• D.[Ordinal

[Answer:[A


Rationale:[The[number[of[visits[is[discrete[data[because[it[represents[countable[whole[numbers.



5. A[researcher[measures[the[height[of[patients[in[a[clinic.[What[level[of[measurement[is[height?

• A.[Nominal

• B.[Ordinal

• C.[Interval

• D.[Ratio

[Answer:[D


Rationale:[Height[is[measured[on[a[ratio[scale[because[it[has[a[true[zero[and[meaningful[differences[betw
een[values.



6. Which[type[of[data[is[temperature[in[Celsius?

• A.[Nominal

• B.[Ordinal

• C.[Interval

• D.[Ratio

[Answer:[C


Rationale:[Temperature[in[Celsius[is[interval[data[because[it[has[no[true[zero,[but[the[differences[between[valu
es[are[meaningful.



7. Determine[whether[the[data[is[discrete[or[continuous:[The[number[of[babies[born[in[a[hospital[each[
day.

• A.[Discrete

• B.[Continuous

[Answer:[A


Rationale:[The[number[of[babies[born[is[discrete[because[it[represents[countable[whole[numbers.

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, 8. Determine-whether-the-data-is-discrete-or-continuous:-The-weight-of-each-newborn-in-a-hospital.

• A.-Discrete

• B.-

Continuous-Answer:-

B

Rationale:-Weight-is-continuous-data-because-it-can-take-any-value-within-a-range.



9. A-nurse-collects-data-on-the-number-of-days-patients-spend-in-the-hospital.-What-level-of-measurement-
is-this?

• A.-Nominal

• B.-Ordinal

• C.-Interval

• D.-

Ratio-Answer:-

D

Rationale:-The-number-of-days-is-ratio-data-because-it-has-a-true-zero-and-meaningful-differences-between-
values.



10. A-researcher-categorizes-patients-by-blood-type.-What-level-of-measurement-is-this?

• A.-Nominal

• B.-Ordinal

• C.-Interval

• D.-

Ratio-Answer:-

A

Rationale:-Blood-type-is-nominal-data-because-it-represents-categories-without-a-meaningful-order.



11. In-a-study,-the-ages-of-participants-are-recorded.-What-type-of-variable-is-age?
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