Chapter 14 data analysis and
decision making preview-
management fundamentals
questions and correct answers
Data-based ndecisions nare nbased non nfacts nand nmeasures. n- nCorrect n nAnswer n- nTrue
Deductive nreasoning nuses nthe nanalysis nof nspecific ndata nto ndraw nbroader nconclusions. n- nCorrect n
nAnswer n- nFalse
Mathematical ntools nthat nuse ncarefully nselected nnumerical ninformation nto ndescribe nthe nsituation nbeing
nstudied nand nto nmake npredictions nabout nfuture nsimilar ncircumstances nare ncalled nstatistics. n- nCorrect n
nAnswer n- nTrue
Raw ndata nand ninformation nare nthe nsame nthing. n- nCorrect n nAnswer n- nFalse
The norder nof naddends nmatters. n- nCorrect n nAnswer n- nFalse
The nsubtrahend nis nsubtracted nfrom nthe nminuend. n- nCorrect n nAnswer n- nTrue
A nlarger nnumber ncan nbe nsubtracted nfrom na nsmaller nnumber. n- nCorrect n nAnswer n- nTrue
The nproduct nis nthe nanswer nto na nmultiplication nproblem. n- nCorrect n nAnswer n- nTrue
You ncan ncheck nthe naccuracy nof ndivisions nby nmultiplying nthe nquotient nby nthe ndivisor. n- nCorrect n nAnswer
n- nTrue
A nfraction nis nthe nresult nof ntwo nnumbers nthat nhave nbeen nadded ntogether. n- nCorrect n nAnswer n- nFalse
The ntop nnumber nin na nfraction nis ncalled nthe nnumerator n- nCorrect n nAnswer n- nTrue
A nratio nis na npart nof na nwhole nexpressed nas na ndecimal. n- nCorrect n nAnswer n- nFalse
The nU.S. nsystem nof nmeasurements nis nbased non nthe ndecimal nsystem. n- nCorrect n nAnswer n- nFalse
The nNational nInstitute nof nStandards nand nTechnology nis nresponsible nfor nmaintaining nstandards nfor
nprecise nmeasurement nin nthe nU.S. n- nCorrect n nAnswer n- nTrue
The nParis-based nInternational nBureau nof nWeights nand nMeasures nis nresponsible nfor nmaintaining nthe
nmeasurement nstandards nfor nthe nmetric nsystem. n- nCorrect n nAnswer n- nTrue
decision making preview-
management fundamentals
questions and correct answers
Data-based ndecisions nare nbased non nfacts nand nmeasures. n- nCorrect n nAnswer n- nTrue
Deductive nreasoning nuses nthe nanalysis nof nspecific ndata nto ndraw nbroader nconclusions. n- nCorrect n
nAnswer n- nFalse
Mathematical ntools nthat nuse ncarefully nselected nnumerical ninformation nto ndescribe nthe nsituation nbeing
nstudied nand nto nmake npredictions nabout nfuture nsimilar ncircumstances nare ncalled nstatistics. n- nCorrect n
nAnswer n- nTrue
Raw ndata nand ninformation nare nthe nsame nthing. n- nCorrect n nAnswer n- nFalse
The norder nof naddends nmatters. n- nCorrect n nAnswer n- nFalse
The nsubtrahend nis nsubtracted nfrom nthe nminuend. n- nCorrect n nAnswer n- nTrue
A nlarger nnumber ncan nbe nsubtracted nfrom na nsmaller nnumber. n- nCorrect n nAnswer n- nTrue
The nproduct nis nthe nanswer nto na nmultiplication nproblem. n- nCorrect n nAnswer n- nTrue
You ncan ncheck nthe naccuracy nof ndivisions nby nmultiplying nthe nquotient nby nthe ndivisor. n- nCorrect n nAnswer
n- nTrue
A nfraction nis nthe nresult nof ntwo nnumbers nthat nhave nbeen nadded ntogether. n- nCorrect n nAnswer n- nFalse
The ntop nnumber nin na nfraction nis ncalled nthe nnumerator n- nCorrect n nAnswer n- nTrue
A nratio nis na npart nof na nwhole nexpressed nas na ndecimal. n- nCorrect n nAnswer n- nFalse
The nU.S. nsystem nof nmeasurements nis nbased non nthe ndecimal nsystem. n- nCorrect n nAnswer n- nFalse
The nNational nInstitute nof nStandards nand nTechnology nis nresponsible nfor nmaintaining nstandards nfor
nprecise nmeasurement nin nthe nU.S. n- nCorrect n nAnswer n- nTrue
The nParis-based nInternational nBureau nof nWeights nand nMeasures nis nresponsible nfor nmaintaining nthe
nmeasurement nstandards nfor nthe nmetric nsystem. n- nCorrect n nAnswer n- nTrue
