Stats Exam 1 Pierson Questions and Answers

A table or listing that shows values and how many times each value occurs is: - ansFrequency distribution What is the simplest, most fundamental level of measurement? - ansNominal Students are given grades of A, B, C, D, or F on their homework assignments. The use of letter grades would be an example of what level of measurement? - ansOrdinal The scale of measurement that assumes there is an underlying scale of equal units, but without an absolute zero point, is the ______ scale of measurement. - ansinterval What reflects the interval or interval/ration level of measurement? - ansA students GPA Determining a person's level of education by asking him/her to indicate the number of school years completed would involve measurement on a _________ level of measurement. - ansratio and/or interval A sample is? - ansa portion of a population Researchers generally want to be able to generalize their results to a _______, but to do so, they typically carry out their research on the basis of a _______. - ansPopulation, sample The marketing director of a company wants to conduct research on the buying habits of the company's customer base. The entire group of customers would be an example of a ________. - ansPopulation