"Basic Statistics"- Exam
#1 Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
IfBoneBmeasuredBtheBheightBofBallBtheBwomenBatBaBuniversityBandBtookBanBaverage
BofBtheBdata,BtheBuniversityBwomenBwouldBbeBaBsampleBofBtheBpopulationBofBallBu
niversityBwomenBinBtheBworld.B-BAnswerBTrue
InBinferentialBstatisticsBtheBobjectBisBusuallyBtoBgeneralizeBfromBaB_________BtoBaB__
_________B-BAnswerBSample;BPopulation
DescriptiveBStatisticsBareBhelpfulBinB___________BandB___________BrawBdataB-
BAnswerBSummarizing;BCharacterizing
TheBgoalBofBdescriptiveBstatisticsBisBsolelyBtoBsummarize,BandBorganizeBdataB-
BAnswerBFalse
InBorderBtoBestimateBtheBaverageB(mean)BweightBofBallBprofessionalBfootballBplayers,B
anBinvestigatorBdeterminesBtheBweightBofBtheB"DallasBCowboy"Bplayers.BTheBaverageB
(mean)BweightBofBtheBDallasBCowboysBisBcalledBaB____________B-BAnswerBStatistic
InBorderBtoBestimateBtheBaverageB(mean)BweightBofBallBprofessionalBfootballBplayers,B
anBinvestigatorBdeterminesBtheBweightBofBtheB"DallasBCowboy"Bplayers.BAllBprofession
alBfootballBplayersBconstituteBaB_________B-BAnswerBPopulation
InBorderBtoBestimateBtheBaverageB(mean)BweightBofBallBprofessionalBfootballBplayers,B
anBinvestigatorBdeterminesBtheBweightBofBtheB"DallasBCowboy"Bplayers.BTheBDallasBC
owboysBareBaB___________B-BAnswerBSample
InferentialBstatisticsBwouldBallowBusBtoBpredictBhowBmanyBhurricanesBweBwillBhaveBn
extByearB-BAnswerBTrue
,WhenByouBhaveBdataBfromBtheBentireBpopulation,BdescriptiveBstatisticsBareBveryBusef
ulB-BAnswerBTrue
Let'sBassumeByouBareBconductingBanBexperimentBtoBdetermineBtheBeffectBofBaBnewB
drugBonBtheBincidenceBofBepilepticBseizures.BYouBselectB20BepilepticBfromB150Bepilep
ticsBbeingBtreatedBatBaBnearbyBhospitalBandBadministerBtheBdrugBtoBthem.BYouBrecor
dBtheBnumberBofBseizuresBinBeachBofBtheB20BsubjectsBforBoneBmonth.BTheBaverageB
(mean)BnumberBofBseizuresBforBtheB20BsubjectsBisBcalledB___________B-
BAnswerBStatistic
NumberBofBquestionsBonBaBtestBisBanBexampleBofBnominalBdataB-BAnswerBFalse
GenderBisBanBexampleBofBaBcontinuousBvariableB-BAnswerBFalse
AtBtheBannualBsailingBregatta,BprizesBareBawardedBforB1st,B2nd,B3rd,B4th,BandB5thBpl
ace.BTheseB"places"BcompriseBa(n)B__________B-BAnswerBOrdinalBscale
NominalBandBordinalBdataBareBsometimesBcalledBcategorialBdataB-BAnswerBTrue
ContinuousBdataBcanBbeBwholeBnumbersB-BAnswerBFalse
MostBstandardizedBtestsByieldBdataBatBtheBintervalBlevelB-BAnswerBTrue
IQBisBanBexampleBofBinterval.B-BAnswerBTrue
TheBaverageBnumberBofBchildrenBinBaBclassroomBisBanBexampleBofBaBdiscreteBvariabl
e.B-BAnswerBFalse
OlympicBmedalsB(gold,Bsilver,Bbronze)BisBanBexampleBofBordinalBdata.B-BAnswerBTrue
, LimitsBorBboundariesBareBoftenBfoundBforBcontinuousBdata.B-BAnswerBTrue
IfBtheBscaleBuponBwhichBpointsBA,BB,BC,BandBDBareBshownBinBanBordinalBscale,BweB
canBmeaningfullyBsayB___________B-BAnswerBC>B
ABnutritionistBusesBaBscaleBthatBmeasuresBweightBtoBtheBnearestB0.01Bgrams.BABslice
BofBcheeseBweighsB0.35BgramsBonBtheBscale.BTheBtrueBweightBofBtheBcheeseB______
______B-BAnswerBMayBbeBanywhereBinBtheBrangeB0.345-0.355Bgrams
NominalBandBordinalBdataBareBsometimesBcalledBcategorialBdata.B-BAnswerBTrue
MeasurementBisBalwaysBapproximateBwithBaBcontinuousBvariable.B-BAnswerBTrue
OneBgenerallyBhasBtoBspecifyBtheBrealBlimitsBforBdiscreteBvariablesBsinceBtheyBcannot
BbeBmeasuredBaccurately.B-BAnswerBFalse
TheBlowerBandBupperBlimitsBforB50.00BmilesBareB49.995BtoB50.005.B-BAnswerBTrue
WithBtheBexceptionBofBdivision,BoneBcanBperformBallBmathematicalBoperationsBonBaBr
atioBscale.B-BAnswerBFalse
DiscreteBdataBcanBonlyBassumeBwholeBnumbers.B-BAnswerBTrue
AnBindividualBisBmeasuringBvariousBobjects.BIfBtheBmeasurementsBmadeBareBtoBdeter
mineBintoBwhichBofBsixBcategoriesBeachBobjectBbelongs,BtheBmeasuringBscaleBusedBm
ustBhaveBbeenBa(n)________Bscale.B-BAnswerBNominal
NominalBandBintervalBdataBareBsometimesBcalledBcategorialBdata.B-BAnswerBFalse
#1 Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
IfBoneBmeasuredBtheBheightBofBallBtheBwomenBatBaBuniversityBandBtookBanBaverage
BofBtheBdata,BtheBuniversityBwomenBwouldBbeBaBsampleBofBtheBpopulationBofBallBu
niversityBwomenBinBtheBworld.B-BAnswerBTrue
InBinferentialBstatisticsBtheBobjectBisBusuallyBtoBgeneralizeBfromBaB_________BtoBaB__
_________B-BAnswerBSample;BPopulation
DescriptiveBStatisticsBareBhelpfulBinB___________BandB___________BrawBdataB-
BAnswerBSummarizing;BCharacterizing
TheBgoalBofBdescriptiveBstatisticsBisBsolelyBtoBsummarize,BandBorganizeBdataB-
BAnswerBFalse
InBorderBtoBestimateBtheBaverageB(mean)BweightBofBallBprofessionalBfootballBplayers,B
anBinvestigatorBdeterminesBtheBweightBofBtheB"DallasBCowboy"Bplayers.BTheBaverageB
(mean)BweightBofBtheBDallasBCowboysBisBcalledBaB____________B-BAnswerBStatistic
InBorderBtoBestimateBtheBaverageB(mean)BweightBofBallBprofessionalBfootballBplayers,B
anBinvestigatorBdeterminesBtheBweightBofBtheB"DallasBCowboy"Bplayers.BAllBprofession
alBfootballBplayersBconstituteBaB_________B-BAnswerBPopulation
InBorderBtoBestimateBtheBaverageB(mean)BweightBofBallBprofessionalBfootballBplayers,B
anBinvestigatorBdeterminesBtheBweightBofBtheB"DallasBCowboy"Bplayers.BTheBDallasBC
owboysBareBaB___________B-BAnswerBSample
InferentialBstatisticsBwouldBallowBusBtoBpredictBhowBmanyBhurricanesBweBwillBhaveBn
extByearB-BAnswerBTrue
,WhenByouBhaveBdataBfromBtheBentireBpopulation,BdescriptiveBstatisticsBareBveryBusef
ulB-BAnswerBTrue
Let'sBassumeByouBareBconductingBanBexperimentBtoBdetermineBtheBeffectBofBaBnewB
drugBonBtheBincidenceBofBepilepticBseizures.BYouBselectB20BepilepticBfromB150Bepilep
ticsBbeingBtreatedBatBaBnearbyBhospitalBandBadministerBtheBdrugBtoBthem.BYouBrecor
dBtheBnumberBofBseizuresBinBeachBofBtheB20BsubjectsBforBoneBmonth.BTheBaverageB
(mean)BnumberBofBseizuresBforBtheB20BsubjectsBisBcalledB___________B-
BAnswerBStatistic
NumberBofBquestionsBonBaBtestBisBanBexampleBofBnominalBdataB-BAnswerBFalse
GenderBisBanBexampleBofBaBcontinuousBvariableB-BAnswerBFalse
AtBtheBannualBsailingBregatta,BprizesBareBawardedBforB1st,B2nd,B3rd,B4th,BandB5thBpl
ace.BTheseB"places"BcompriseBa(n)B__________B-BAnswerBOrdinalBscale
NominalBandBordinalBdataBareBsometimesBcalledBcategorialBdataB-BAnswerBTrue
ContinuousBdataBcanBbeBwholeBnumbersB-BAnswerBFalse
MostBstandardizedBtestsByieldBdataBatBtheBintervalBlevelB-BAnswerBTrue
IQBisBanBexampleBofBinterval.B-BAnswerBTrue
TheBaverageBnumberBofBchildrenBinBaBclassroomBisBanBexampleBofBaBdiscreteBvariabl
e.B-BAnswerBFalse
OlympicBmedalsB(gold,Bsilver,Bbronze)BisBanBexampleBofBordinalBdata.B-BAnswerBTrue
, LimitsBorBboundariesBareBoftenBfoundBforBcontinuousBdata.B-BAnswerBTrue
IfBtheBscaleBuponBwhichBpointsBA,BB,BC,BandBDBareBshownBinBanBordinalBscale,BweB
canBmeaningfullyBsayB___________B-BAnswerBC>B
ABnutritionistBusesBaBscaleBthatBmeasuresBweightBtoBtheBnearestB0.01Bgrams.BABslice
BofBcheeseBweighsB0.35BgramsBonBtheBscale.BTheBtrueBweightBofBtheBcheeseB______
______B-BAnswerBMayBbeBanywhereBinBtheBrangeB0.345-0.355Bgrams
NominalBandBordinalBdataBareBsometimesBcalledBcategorialBdata.B-BAnswerBTrue
MeasurementBisBalwaysBapproximateBwithBaBcontinuousBvariable.B-BAnswerBTrue
OneBgenerallyBhasBtoBspecifyBtheBrealBlimitsBforBdiscreteBvariablesBsinceBtheyBcannot
BbeBmeasuredBaccurately.B-BAnswerBFalse
TheBlowerBandBupperBlimitsBforB50.00BmilesBareB49.995BtoB50.005.B-BAnswerBTrue
WithBtheBexceptionBofBdivision,BoneBcanBperformBallBmathematicalBoperationsBonBaBr
atioBscale.B-BAnswerBFalse
DiscreteBdataBcanBonlyBassumeBwholeBnumbers.B-BAnswerBTrue
AnBindividualBisBmeasuringBvariousBobjects.BIfBtheBmeasurementsBmadeBareBtoBdeter
mineBintoBwhichBofBsixBcategoriesBeachBobjectBbelongs,BtheBmeasuringBscaleBusedBm
ustBhaveBbeenBa(n)________Bscale.B-BAnswerBNominal
NominalBandBintervalBdataBareBsometimesBcalledBcategorialBdata.B-BAnswerBFalse