Essential Statistics 3rd Edition Test Bank –
Gould, Ryan & Wong (2026-2027)
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Solve the problem.
1) In a sample of 775 senior citizens, approximately 67% said that they had seen a television 1)
commercial for life insurance. About how many senior citizens is this?
A) Not enough information available. B) 519
C) 67 D) 256
Answer: B
2) A two-way table could be used for which of the following pairs of variables? 2)
A) Gender and age B) Age and favorite class
C) Gender and favorite class D) Age and height
Answer: C
Indicate whether the study described is an observational study or a controlled experiment.
3) "People with diabetes are at higher risk for certain cancers than those without the blood sugar 3)
disease, suggests a new study based on a telephone survey of nearly 400,000 adults."
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A) Controlled experiment B) Observational study
Answer: B
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
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Answer the question.
4) The number of clinically obese men in State A is 156,261 and the number of clinically obese 4)
men in State B is 294,269. Someone makes the claim that this is evidence that men exercise
more in State A. What information is missing that might contradict this claim?
Answer: We need to know the total number of men in State A and State B so that a
comparison can be made of the percentage of the men in each state that are clinically
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obese. There could be a much higher male population in State B than State A. Also,
assumptions about exercise and obesity are being made.
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, MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Use the data in Table 1A to answer the question.
Note: 1 is female, 0 is male.
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5) Suppose you wanted to know whether the student's commute distance was associated with the 5)
student's living situation. Using the data table if possible, which variables would you use?
A) Use Commute Distance (Miles) and Living Situation.
B) Data on student's living situation are not included in this study.
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C) Use Commute Distance (Miles) and College Units Acquired.
D) Use College Units Acquired and Living Situation.
Answer: A
In a study of 1350 elementary school children, 118 out of the 615 girls in the study said they want to be a teacher when
they grow up.
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6) What percent of girls want to be a teacher when they grow up? 6)
A) 45.6% B) 80.8% C) 8.7% D) 19.2%
Answer: D
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Determine if the following scenario is an observational study or a controlled experiment.
7) A doctor is interested in determining whether a certain medication increases the risk of high blood 7)
pressure. He randomly selects 100 people for his study - 50 who will take the medication, and 50
who will take a placebo. He checks the patients' blood pressures weekly for six months.
A) Observational study B) Neither C) Controlled experiment
Answer: C
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8) The number of parents who attended parent teacher conferences at a local elementary school is an 8)
example of what type of variable?
A) Numerical variable B) Categorical variable C) Neither
Answer: A
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Solve the problem.
1) In a sample of 775 senior citizens, approximately 67% said that they had seen a television 1)
commercial for life insurance. About how many senior citizens is this?
A) Not enough information available. B) 519
C) 67 D) 256
Answer: B
2) A two-way table could be used for which of the following pairs of variables? 2)
A) Gender and age B) Age and favorite class
C) Gender and favorite class D) Age and height
Answer: C
Indicate whether the study described is an observational study or a controlled experiment.
3) "People with diabetes are at higher risk for certain cancers than those without the blood sugar 3)
disease, suggests a new study based on a telephone survey of nearly 400,000 adults."
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A) Controlled experiment B) Observational study
Answer: B
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
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Answer the question.
4) The number of clinically obese men in State A is 156,261 and the number of clinically obese 4)
men in State B is 294,269. Someone makes the claim that this is evidence that men exercise
more in State A. What information is missing that might contradict this claim?
Answer: We need to know the total number of men in State A and State B so that a
comparison can be made of the percentage of the men in each state that are clinically
te
obese. There could be a much higher male population in State B than State A. Also,
assumptions about exercise and obesity are being made.
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, MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Use the data in Table 1A to answer the question.
Note: 1 is female, 0 is male.
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5) Suppose you wanted to know whether the student's commute distance was associated with the 5)
student's living situation. Using the data table if possible, which variables would you use?
A) Use Commute Distance (Miles) and Living Situation.
B) Data on student's living situation are not included in this study.
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C) Use Commute Distance (Miles) and College Units Acquired.
D) Use College Units Acquired and Living Situation.
Answer: A
In a study of 1350 elementary school children, 118 out of the 615 girls in the study said they want to be a teacher when
they grow up.
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6) What percent of girls want to be a teacher when they grow up? 6)
A) 45.6% B) 80.8% C) 8.7% D) 19.2%
Answer: D
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Determine if the following scenario is an observational study or a controlled experiment.
7) A doctor is interested in determining whether a certain medication increases the risk of high blood 7)
pressure. He randomly selects 100 people for his study - 50 who will take the medication, and 50
who will take a placebo. He checks the patients' blood pressures weekly for six months.
A) Observational study B) Neither C) Controlled experiment
Answer: C
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Solve the problem.
8) The number of parents who attended parent teacher conferences at a local elementary school is an 8)
example of what type of variable?
A) Numerical variable B) Categorical variable C) Neither
Answer: A
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