BUAL 2600 Exam 1 || QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS.
Convience Sampling correct answers In _____________ we select elements because they are
easy to sample
Probability Sampling correct answers __________ is where we know the chance that each
element will be included in the sample, which allows us to make statistical inferences about the
same population
All of the above correct answers Which of the following is a type of question used in survey
research? Dichotomous, Open-ended, and Multiple Choice
Frame correct answers A ____________ is a list of all the units in a population
Dichotomous correct answers A yes or no question is __________
Sampling Error correct answers __________ is the difference between a numerical descriptor of
the population and the corresponding descriptor of the sample
Mileage of a car correct answers Which of the following is a quantitative variable? the
manufacturer of a cell phone, a person's gender, mileage of a car, whether a person is a college
graduate, whether a person has a charge account
whether a person has a traffic violation correct answers Which of the following is a categorial
variable? air temperature, bank account balance, daily sales in a store, whether a person has a
traffic violation, value of company stock
Observations correct answers Measurements from a population are called __________
Statistical interference correct answers ___________ is the science of using a sample to make
generalizations about the important aspects of a population
Interval correct answers College entrance exam scores, such as SAT scores, are an example of a
__________ variable
Ratio correct answers The number of miles a truck is driven before it is overhauled is an of a
__________
Nominative correct answers A __________ variable is a qualitative variable such that there is no
meaningful ordering or ranking of the categories
Variable correct answers Any characteristic of a population unit is a __________
Census correct answers Examining all population measurements is called __________
SOLUTIONS.
Convience Sampling correct answers In _____________ we select elements because they are
easy to sample
Probability Sampling correct answers __________ is where we know the chance that each
element will be included in the sample, which allows us to make statistical inferences about the
same population
All of the above correct answers Which of the following is a type of question used in survey
research? Dichotomous, Open-ended, and Multiple Choice
Frame correct answers A ____________ is a list of all the units in a population
Dichotomous correct answers A yes or no question is __________
Sampling Error correct answers __________ is the difference between a numerical descriptor of
the population and the corresponding descriptor of the sample
Mileage of a car correct answers Which of the following is a quantitative variable? the
manufacturer of a cell phone, a person's gender, mileage of a car, whether a person is a college
graduate, whether a person has a charge account
whether a person has a traffic violation correct answers Which of the following is a categorial
variable? air temperature, bank account balance, daily sales in a store, whether a person has a
traffic violation, value of company stock
Observations correct answers Measurements from a population are called __________
Statistical interference correct answers ___________ is the science of using a sample to make
generalizations about the important aspects of a population
Interval correct answers College entrance exam scores, such as SAT scores, are an example of a
__________ variable
Ratio correct answers The number of miles a truck is driven before it is overhauled is an of a
__________
Nominative correct answers A __________ variable is a qualitative variable such that there is no
meaningful ordering or ranking of the categories
Variable correct answers Any characteristic of a population unit is a __________
Census correct answers Examining all population measurements is called __________
