CNSL503 Exam 1 Questions with Correct Ans
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wers 2025 | 100% Pass ff ff ff ff
Statisticsff-ffCORRECTffANSWERff-
Encompassfftheffmathematicalfffieldffandffallowffusfftofforganize,ffsummarize,ffdescribe,ffandffinterpretffdiff
erentffformsffofffinformation
Whyffareffstatsffimportant?ff-ffCORRECTffANSWERff-
1.ffAllowffdatafftoffbeffdescribedffsuccinctlyffandffconcisely;ffaffmeansffbyffwhichffresearchersffcommunicatef
ftheirffworkffwithffeachffotherffandffhowfftheyffrelatefffindingsfftofftheffgeneralffpublicffinffaffwayffthatffisffclearff
andffunderstandable
2. Allowffinferencesfftoffbeffdrawnffaboutffdataffwhenffitffisffnotfffeasiblefftoffcollectffinformationfffromffallf
fmembersffofffaffcertainffgroup
3. Equipffusffwithffthefftoolsffneededfftoffmakeffeverydayffdecisions
Variableff-ffCORRECTffANSWERff-Measurableffcharacteristicsffthatffcanffvaryffinffvalue
Qualitativeff-ffCORRECTffANSWERff-Measuredffinffnon-numericalfftermsffusingfflabelsfforffcategories
Quantitativeff-ffCORRECTffANSWERff-Measuredffinffnumericalffterms
Discreteffvariableff-ffCORRECTffANSWERff-
Canffbeffseparatedffintoffcategoriesfforffcountedffusingffwholeffnumbers
E.g.ffNumberffofffpatientsffinffaffhospitalff-ffyouffcan'tffhaveffhalfffaffpatient
Continuousffvariableff-ffCORRECTffANSWERff-
Canffbeffbrokenffdownffinffinfinitelyffsmallerfffractionalffcomponents
E.g.ffTemperature,fflength,ffvolume,fftime,ffandffspeed
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wers 2025 | 100% Pass ff ff ff ff
Statisticsff-ffCORRECTffANSWERff-
Encompassfftheffmathematicalfffieldffandffallowffusfftofforganize,ffsummarize,ffdescribe,ffandffinterpretffdiff
erentffformsffofffinformation
Whyffareffstatsffimportant?ff-ffCORRECTffANSWERff-
1.ffAllowffdatafftoffbeffdescribedffsuccinctlyffandffconcisely;ffaffmeansffbyffwhichffresearchersffcommunicatef
ftheirffworkffwithffeachffotherffandffhowfftheyffrelatefffindingsfftofftheffgeneralffpublicffinffaffwayffthatffisffclearff
andffunderstandable
2. Allowffinferencesfftoffbeffdrawnffaboutffdataffwhenffitffisffnotfffeasiblefftoffcollectffinformationfffromffallf
fmembersffofffaffcertainffgroup
3. Equipffusffwithffthefftoolsffneededfftoffmakeffeverydayffdecisions
Variableff-ffCORRECTffANSWERff-Measurableffcharacteristicsffthatffcanffvaryffinffvalue
Qualitativeff-ffCORRECTffANSWERff-Measuredffinffnon-numericalfftermsffusingfflabelsfforffcategories
Quantitativeff-ffCORRECTffANSWERff-Measuredffinffnumericalffterms
Discreteffvariableff-ffCORRECTffANSWERff-
Canffbeffseparatedffintoffcategoriesfforffcountedffusingffwholeffnumbers
E.g.ffNumberffofffpatientsffinffaffhospitalff-ffyouffcan'tffhaveffhalfffaffpatient
Continuousffvariableff-ffCORRECTffANSWERff-
Canffbeffbrokenffdownffinffinfinitelyffsmallerfffractionalffcomponents
E.g.ffTemperature,fflength,ffvolume,fftime,ffandffspeed