MIS 301 EXAM 1 SHAUL with 100%
correct answers already passed (4)
statistics - correct answer ✔✔collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of numerical data
descriptive statistics - correct answer ✔✔organizing and summarizing data
population - correct answer ✔✔collection of persons, things, or objects under study
sample - correct answer ✔✔selecting a portion (subset) of the larger population and study that portion
to gain info about the population
statistic - correct answer ✔✔a number that represents a property of the sample; estimate of the
population parameter or mean
parameter - correct answer ✔✔numerical characteristics of the whole population that can be estimated
by the statistic
variable - correct answer ✔✔characteristics or measurement noted by x,y
numerical - correct answer ✔✔take on values with equal units such as weight in pounds and time in
hours
categorical - correct answer ✔✔places person or thing in a category
ex: party affiliation (dem, repub, ind. etc)
data - correct answer ✔✔values of the variable
datum - correct answer ✔✔single value
correct answers already passed (4)
statistics - correct answer ✔✔collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of numerical data
descriptive statistics - correct answer ✔✔organizing and summarizing data
population - correct answer ✔✔collection of persons, things, or objects under study
sample - correct answer ✔✔selecting a portion (subset) of the larger population and study that portion
to gain info about the population
statistic - correct answer ✔✔a number that represents a property of the sample; estimate of the
population parameter or mean
parameter - correct answer ✔✔numerical characteristics of the whole population that can be estimated
by the statistic
variable - correct answer ✔✔characteristics or measurement noted by x,y
numerical - correct answer ✔✔take on values with equal units such as weight in pounds and time in
hours
categorical - correct answer ✔✔places person or thing in a category
ex: party affiliation (dem, repub, ind. etc)
data - correct answer ✔✔values of the variable
datum - correct answer ✔✔single value
