MATH302 STATISTICS UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
A Lake Tahoe Community College instructor is interested in the mean number of days Lake Tahoe
Community College math students are absent from class during a quarter. X = number of days a Lake
Tahoe Community College math student is absent In this case, X is an example of a:
ANSWER
variable
Question 2.
What is the sampling method used in the following scenario? A teacher wants to know if her students
are doing homework, so she randomly selects rows two and five and then calls on all students in row
two and all students in row five to present the solutions to homework problems to the class.
ANSWER
cluster
Question 3.
A group of test subjects is divided into twelve groups; then four of the groups are chosen at random.
What type of sampling is used?
ANSWER
cluster
Question 4.
A study was done to determine the age, number of times per week, and the duration (amount of time)
of residents using a local park in San Antonio , Texas. The first house in the neighborhood around the
park was selected randomly, and then the resident of every eighth house in the neighborhood around
the park was interviewed.
ANSWER
quantitative discrete
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
A Lake Tahoe Community College instructor is interested in the mean number of days Lake Tahoe
Community College math students are absent from class during a quarter. X = number of days a Lake
Tahoe Community College math student is absent In this case, X is an example of a:
ANSWER
variable
Question 2.
What is the sampling method used in the following scenario? A teacher wants to know if her students
are doing homework, so she randomly selects rows two and five and then calls on all students in row
two and all students in row five to present the solutions to homework problems to the class.
ANSWER
cluster
Question 3.
A group of test subjects is divided into twelve groups; then four of the groups are chosen at random.
What type of sampling is used?
ANSWER
cluster
Question 4.
A study was done to determine the age, number of times per week, and the duration (amount of time)
of residents using a local park in San Antonio , Texas. The first house in the neighborhood around the
park was selected randomly, and then the resident of every eighth house in the neighborhood around
the park was interviewed.
ANSWER
quantitative discrete
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