,Test Bank Modern Business Statistics with Microsoft® Excel® 7th Edition
Chapter 1. Data and Statistics.
Chapter 1. Data and Statistics.
1. 01: Which of the following is an example of quantitative data? .
Which of the following is an example of quantitative data?
a. the player’s number on a baseball uniform
b. the serial number on a one-dollar bill
c. the part number of an inventory item
*d. the number of people in a waiting line
2. 02: Which of the following is not an example of descriptive stat
Which of the following is NOT an example of descriptive statistics?
a. a histogram depicting the age distribution for 30 randomly selected students
*b. an estimate of the number of Alaska residents who have visited Canada
c. a table summarizing the data collected in a sample of new-car buyers
d. the proportion of mailed-out questionnaires that were returned
3. 03: Which of the following is an example of categorical data?...
Which of the following is an example of categorical data?
*a. social security number
b. score on a multiple-choice exam
c. height, in meters, of a diving board
d. number of square feet of carpet
4. 04: The number observations in a complete data set having 10 ele
The number of observations in a complete data set having 10 elements and 5 variables is _____.
a. 5
*b. 10
c. 25
d. 50
5. 05: Facts and figures collected, analyzed and summarized for pre
Facts and figures collected, analyzed, and summarized for presentation and interpretation are
called _____.
*a. data
b. variables
c. elements
d. variables and elements
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,Test Bank Modern Business Statistics with Microsoft® Excel® 7th Edition
Chapter 1. Data and Statistics.
6. 06: The entities on which data are collected are...
The entities on which data are collected are _____.
*a. elements
b. populations
c. sets
d. samples
7. 07: The set of measurements collected for an element is (are) ca
The set of measurements collected for an element is called a(n) _____.
a. census
b. variable
*c. observation
d. sample
8. 08: A characteristic of interest for the elements is called a(n)
A characteristic of interest for the elements is called a(n) _____.
a. sample
b. data set
*c. variable
d. observation
9. 09: All data collected in a study are referred to as the...
All data collected in a study are referred to as the _____.
a. census
b. inference
c. variable
*d. data set
10. 10: In a data set, the number of observations will always be the
In a data set, the number of observations will always be the same as the number of _____.
a. variables
*b. elements
c. data sets
d. data
11. 11: Which of the following is NOT a scale of measurement?...
Which of the following is NOT a scale of measurement?
a. nominal
b. ordinal
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Chapter 1. Data and Statistics.
c. interval
*d. categorical
12. 12: When the data are labels or names used to identify an attrib
When the data are labels or names used to identify an attribute of the elements, the variable has
which scale of measurement?
*a. nominal
b. ordinal
c. interval
d. ratio
13. 13: When the data are labels or names used to identify an attrib
When the data are labels or names used to identify an attribute of the elements and the rank of the
data is meaningful, the variable has which scale of measurement?
a. nominal
*b. ordinal
c. interval
d. ratio
14. 14: When the data have the properties of ordinal data and the in
When the data have the properties of ordinal data and the interval between observations is
expressed in terms of a fixed unit of measure, the variable has which scale of measurement?
a. nominal
b. ordinal
*c. interval
d. ratio
15. 15: When the data have the properties of interval data and the m
When the data have the properties of interval data and the multiplication or division of two values
is meaningful, the variable has which scale of measurement?
a. nominal
b. ordinal
c. interval
*d. ratio
16. 16: Which two scales of measurement can be either numeric or non
Which two scales of measurement can be either numeric or nonnumeric?
a. nominal and ratio
b. ordinal and interval
c. interval and ordinal
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Chapter 1. Data and Statistics.
Chapter 1. Data and Statistics.
1. 01: Which of the following is an example of quantitative data? .
Which of the following is an example of quantitative data?
a. the player’s number on a baseball uniform
b. the serial number on a one-dollar bill
c. the part number of an inventory item
*d. the number of people in a waiting line
2. 02: Which of the following is not an example of descriptive stat
Which of the following is NOT an example of descriptive statistics?
a. a histogram depicting the age distribution for 30 randomly selected students
*b. an estimate of the number of Alaska residents who have visited Canada
c. a table summarizing the data collected in a sample of new-car buyers
d. the proportion of mailed-out questionnaires that were returned
3. 03: Which of the following is an example of categorical data?...
Which of the following is an example of categorical data?
*a. social security number
b. score on a multiple-choice exam
c. height, in meters, of a diving board
d. number of square feet of carpet
4. 04: The number observations in a complete data set having 10 ele
The number of observations in a complete data set having 10 elements and 5 variables is _____.
a. 5
*b. 10
c. 25
d. 50
5. 05: Facts and figures collected, analyzed and summarized for pre
Facts and figures collected, analyzed, and summarized for presentation and interpretation are
called _____.
*a. data
b. variables
c. elements
d. variables and elements
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,Test Bank Modern Business Statistics with Microsoft® Excel® 7th Edition
Chapter 1. Data and Statistics.
6. 06: The entities on which data are collected are...
The entities on which data are collected are _____.
*a. elements
b. populations
c. sets
d. samples
7. 07: The set of measurements collected for an element is (are) ca
The set of measurements collected for an element is called a(n) _____.
a. census
b. variable
*c. observation
d. sample
8. 08: A characteristic of interest for the elements is called a(n)
A characteristic of interest for the elements is called a(n) _____.
a. sample
b. data set
*c. variable
d. observation
9. 09: All data collected in a study are referred to as the...
All data collected in a study are referred to as the _____.
a. census
b. inference
c. variable
*d. data set
10. 10: In a data set, the number of observations will always be the
In a data set, the number of observations will always be the same as the number of _____.
a. variables
*b. elements
c. data sets
d. data
11. 11: Which of the following is NOT a scale of measurement?...
Which of the following is NOT a scale of measurement?
a. nominal
b. ordinal
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Chapter 1. Data and Statistics.
c. interval
*d. categorical
12. 12: When the data are labels or names used to identify an attrib
When the data are labels or names used to identify an attribute of the elements, the variable has
which scale of measurement?
*a. nominal
b. ordinal
c. interval
d. ratio
13. 13: When the data are labels or names used to identify an attrib
When the data are labels or names used to identify an attribute of the elements and the rank of the
data is meaningful, the variable has which scale of measurement?
a. nominal
*b. ordinal
c. interval
d. ratio
14. 14: When the data have the properties of ordinal data and the in
When the data have the properties of ordinal data and the interval between observations is
expressed in terms of a fixed unit of measure, the variable has which scale of measurement?
a. nominal
b. ordinal
*c. interval
d. ratio
15. 15: When the data have the properties of interval data and the m
When the data have the properties of interval data and the multiplication or division of two values
is meaningful, the variable has which scale of measurement?
a. nominal
b. ordinal
c. interval
*d. ratio
16. 16: Which two scales of measurement can be either numeric or non
Which two scales of measurement can be either numeric or nonnumeric?
a. nominal and ratio
b. ordinal and interval
c. interval and ordinal
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