Statistics for EBP Exam 1 with all Correct & 100% Verified
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What two kinds of statistics are there? ✔Correct Answer-Descriptive
Inferential
Descriptive statistics ✔Correct Answer-presenting, organizing and summarizing data
Inferential statistics ✔Correct Answer-drawing conclusions about a population based on data
observed in a sample
Population ✔Correct Answer-all members in a defined group
Sample ✔Correct Answer-subset of the population
Parameter ✔Correct Answer-characteristic of a population
Statistic ✔Correct Answer-characteristic of a sample
Tangible Populations ✔Correct Answer-populations that the researcher has access to the
subjects/objects in that population
Abstract populations ✔Correct Answer-populations that the researcher does not have access
to the population
Simple random sample ✔Correct Answer-randomly pick people
Stratified random sample ✔Correct Answer-split into specific groups then randomly pick
within groups
-caucasian, african american, hispanic
-pick randomly from those groups
Systematic sampling ✔Correct Answer-when you pick a sample in fixed intervals
-every tenth person is picked
Cluster sampling ✔Correct Answer-the population is divided into separate groups called
clusters then a simple random sample of clusters is selected from the populations
Purposive samples ✔Correct Answer-A researcher has a specific characteristic that he needs
-all high level business executives
Answers |Latest Version |Already Graded A+
What two kinds of statistics are there? ✔Correct Answer-Descriptive
Inferential
Descriptive statistics ✔Correct Answer-presenting, organizing and summarizing data
Inferential statistics ✔Correct Answer-drawing conclusions about a population based on data
observed in a sample
Population ✔Correct Answer-all members in a defined group
Sample ✔Correct Answer-subset of the population
Parameter ✔Correct Answer-characteristic of a population
Statistic ✔Correct Answer-characteristic of a sample
Tangible Populations ✔Correct Answer-populations that the researcher has access to the
subjects/objects in that population
Abstract populations ✔Correct Answer-populations that the researcher does not have access
to the population
Simple random sample ✔Correct Answer-randomly pick people
Stratified random sample ✔Correct Answer-split into specific groups then randomly pick
within groups
-caucasian, african american, hispanic
-pick randomly from those groups
Systematic sampling ✔Correct Answer-when you pick a sample in fixed intervals
-every tenth person is picked
Cluster sampling ✔Correct Answer-the population is divided into separate groups called
clusters then a simple random sample of clusters is selected from the populations
Purposive samples ✔Correct Answer-A researcher has a specific characteristic that he needs
-all high level business executives
