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MULTIPLEg CHOICE.g Chooseg theg oneg alternativeg thatg bestg completesg theg statementg org answersg theg question.
1) Determineg whetherg theg giveng valueg isg ag statisticg org ag parameter.
IngstudyinggthegloggerheadgturtlegongAnnagMariagIsland,gFL,gscientistsgobservegthegaverageg(mean)gnumbergofgha
tchlingsgingallg253gnests.
A) Parameter
B) Statistic
gAnswer:g A
2) Determineg whetherg theg giveng valueg isg ag statisticg org ag parameter.
Ag sampleg ofg Medtronic'sg rechargeableg implantedg spineg stimulatorg batteriesg lastedg ang averageg (mean)g ofg nineg ye
ars.
A) Statistic
B) Parameter
gAnswer:g A
3) Ag isgthegcompletegcollectiongofgallgmeasurementsgorgdata,gwhereas,gag
isgagsubcollectiongofgmembersgselectedgfromgthegcompletegcollection.
A) sample;g population
B) population;g sample
C) population;g parameter
D) sample;gcensus
gAnswer:g B
4) Determineg whetherg theg giveng valuesg areg fromg ag discreteg org ag continuousg datag set.
Peopleg areg askedg tog stateg howg manyg timesg ing theg lastg monthg theyg visitedg theirg familyg doctor.
A) Discrete
B) Continuous
gAnswer:g A
5) Determinegwhethergtheggivengvaluesgaregfromgagdiscretegorgagcontinuousgdatag
set.gThegnumbergofghatchlingsgfromgagsamplegofg45gbluebirdgnestsgisg135.
A) Continuous
B) Discrete
gAnswer:g B
6) Determinegwhichgofgthegfourglevelsgofgmeasurementgisgmostgappropriat
e.gDoctorsgmeasuregthegweightsg(ingpounds)gofgpretermgbabies.
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio
gAnswer:g
D
7) Determineg whichg ofg theg fourg levelsg ofg measurementg isg mostg appropriate.
OrnithologistsgclassifyghummingbirdsgingthegUnitedgStatesgusingg17gdifferentgspecies:gAllen,gAnna,gBeryll
ine,gBlack-chinned,gBlue-throated,gBroad-billed,gBroad-gtailed,gBuff-
bellied,gCalliope,gCosta,gLucifer,gMagnificent,gRuby-throated,gRufous,gViolet-crowned,gWhite-
eared,gandgXantus.
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
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gAnswer:g
A
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8) Determineg whichg ofg theg fourg levelsg ofg measurementg isg mostg appropriate.
Theg incomeg rangeg ofg attendeesg atg ag researchg conferenceg isg gatheredg asg upper,g middle,g andg lowg levels.
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio
gAnswer:g
B
9) Determineg whichg ofg theg fourg levelsg ofg measurementg isg mostg appropriate.
Biologistsg measureg theg waterg temperatureg ofg theg Merrimackg Riverg ing Newg Hampshire.
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio
gAnswer:g
C
10) Identifyg theg population.
Aggraduategstudentgconductsgagresearchgstudygongundergraduategstudentgsmokingghabits.gShegbeginsgwithgags
urveyg tog500grandomlygselectedgundergraduategstudentsgfromg10grandomlygselectedgU.S.guniversities.
A) 500g undergraduateg studentsg fromg 10g U.S.g universities
B) Undergraduateg studentsg fromg U.S.g universities
C) Smokersg ing theg U.S.
D) GraduategstudentsgfromgU.S.guniversitie
sgAnswer:g B
11) Determinegwhethergtheggivengdescriptiongcorrespondsgtogangobservationalgstudygorgangexperime
nt.g Ingagstudygofgcoldgsymptoms,gthegbodygtemperaturesgofgstudygparticipantsgweregtaken.
A) Observationalg study
B) Experiment
gAnswer:g A
12) Determineg whetherg theg giveng descriptiong correspondsg tog ang observationalg studyg org ang experiment.gCh
ildrengwithgattentiongdeficitghyperactivitygdisordergaregrandomlygdividedgintogfourgtreatmentggroupsg(the
TomatisgMethod,gthegDoregMethod,gthegBraingGym,gandgagcontrolggroup)gtogcomparegdifferencesgingfocusgandgco
ncentration.
A) Observationalg study
B) Experiment
gAnswer:g B
13) Identifygthegtypegofgobservationalgstudy:gcross-
sectional,gretrospective,gorgprospective.g Agresearchergfromgthegdepartmentgofgdefens
egisgstudyinggthegpsychologygofgtrauma.
Heg plansg tog followg theg childreng ofg serviceg membersg whog diedg ing Afghanistang forg theg nextg 20g years.
A) Retrospective
B) Prospective
C) Cross-
sectionalgAnswer:g B
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ncesg3rdgEditiongTriola
MULTIPLEg CHOICE.g Chooseg theg oneg alternativeg thatg bestg completesg theg statementg org answersg theg question.
1) Determineg whetherg theg giveng valueg isg ag statisticg org ag parameter.
IngstudyinggthegloggerheadgturtlegongAnnagMariagIsland,gFL,gscientistsgobservegthegaverageg(mean)gnumbergofgha
tchlingsgingallg253gnests.
A) Parameter
B) Statistic
gAnswer:g A
2) Determineg whetherg theg giveng valueg isg ag statisticg org ag parameter.
Ag sampleg ofg Medtronic'sg rechargeableg implantedg spineg stimulatorg batteriesg lastedg ang averageg (mean)g ofg nineg ye
ars.
A) Statistic
B) Parameter
gAnswer:g A
3) Ag isgthegcompletegcollectiongofgallgmeasurementsgorgdata,gwhereas,gag
isgagsubcollectiongofgmembersgselectedgfromgthegcompletegcollection.
A) sample;g population
B) population;g sample
C) population;g parameter
D) sample;gcensus
gAnswer:g B
4) Determineg whetherg theg giveng valuesg areg fromg ag discreteg org ag continuousg datag set.
Peopleg areg askedg tog stateg howg manyg timesg ing theg lastg monthg theyg visitedg theirg familyg doctor.
A) Discrete
B) Continuous
gAnswer:g A
5) Determinegwhethergtheggivengvaluesgaregfromgagdiscretegorgagcontinuousgdatag
set.gThegnumbergofghatchlingsgfromgagsamplegofg45gbluebirdgnestsgisg135.
A) Continuous
B) Discrete
gAnswer:g B
6) Determinegwhichgofgthegfourglevelsgofgmeasurementgisgmostgappropriat
e.gDoctorsgmeasuregthegweightsg(ingpounds)gofgpretermgbabies.
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio
gAnswer:g
D
7) Determineg whichg ofg theg fourg levelsg ofg measurementg isg mostg appropriate.
OrnithologistsgclassifyghummingbirdsgingthegUnitedgStatesgusingg17gdifferentgspecies:gAllen,gAnna,gBeryll
ine,gBlack-chinned,gBlue-throated,gBroad-billed,gBroad-gtailed,gBuff-
bellied,gCalliope,gCosta,gLucifer,gMagnificent,gRuby-throated,gRufous,gViolet-crowned,gWhite-
eared,gandgXantus.
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
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gAnswer:g
A
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ncesg3rdgEditiongTriola
8) Determineg whichg ofg theg fourg levelsg ofg measurementg isg mostg appropriate.
Theg incomeg rangeg ofg attendeesg atg ag researchg conferenceg isg gatheredg asg upper,g middle,g andg lowg levels.
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio
gAnswer:g
B
9) Determineg whichg ofg theg fourg levelsg ofg measurementg isg mostg appropriate.
Biologistsg measureg theg waterg temperatureg ofg theg Merrimackg Riverg ing Newg Hampshire.
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio
gAnswer:g
C
10) Identifyg theg population.
Aggraduategstudentgconductsgagresearchgstudygongundergraduategstudentgsmokingghabits.gShegbeginsgwithgags
urveyg tog500grandomlygselectedgundergraduategstudentsgfromg10grandomlygselectedgU.S.guniversities.
A) 500g undergraduateg studentsg fromg 10g U.S.g universities
B) Undergraduateg studentsg fromg U.S.g universities
C) Smokersg ing theg U.S.
D) GraduategstudentsgfromgU.S.guniversitie
sgAnswer:g B
11) Determinegwhethergtheggivengdescriptiongcorrespondsgtogangobservationalgstudygorgangexperime
nt.g Ingagstudygofgcoldgsymptoms,gthegbodygtemperaturesgofgstudygparticipantsgweregtaken.
A) Observationalg study
B) Experiment
gAnswer:g A
12) Determineg whetherg theg giveng descriptiong correspondsg tog ang observationalg studyg org ang experiment.gCh
ildrengwithgattentiongdeficitghyperactivitygdisordergaregrandomlygdividedgintogfourgtreatmentggroupsg(the
TomatisgMethod,gthegDoregMethod,gthegBraingGym,gandgagcontrolggroup)gtogcomparegdifferencesgingfocusgandgco
ncentration.
A) Observationalg study
B) Experiment
gAnswer:g B
13) Identifygthegtypegofgobservationalgstudy:gcross-
sectional,gretrospective,gorgprospective.g Agresearchergfromgthegdepartmentgofgdefens
egisgstudyinggthegpsychologygofgtrauma.
Heg plansg tog followg theg childreng ofg serviceg membersg whog diedg ing Afghanistang forg theg nextg 20g years.
A) Retrospective
B) Prospective
C) Cross-
sectionalgAnswer:g B
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