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SMPA 6242 Midterm Study Guide
2025/2026 Exam Questions and Verified
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statistical question - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a question that requires data to answer and
anticipates variability in the data that is collected to answer the question
steps to answering a statistical question - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔step 1: pose a question
that can be answered by data
step 2: determine a plan to collect (or find) the data necessary answer the question
step 3: summarize the data with graphs and numerical summaries
step 4: answer the question posed in step 1 using data and summary stats
step 5: quantCrit
numerical data
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2 kinds - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔measured in units, represented with numbers
discrete & continuous
categorical data
2 kinds - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔data measured using categories
ordinal & nominal
discrete data - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a few answers
ex: how many childremnhow many books
continuous data - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔many infinite answers
ex: miles from the White House, height in inches
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SMPA 6242 Midterm Study Guide
2025/2026 Exam Questions and Verified
Answers | Already Graded A+
statistical question - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a question that requires data to answer and
anticipates variability in the data that is collected to answer the question
steps to answering a statistical question - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔step 1: pose a question
that can be answered by data
step 2: determine a plan to collect (or find) the data necessary answer the question
step 3: summarize the data with graphs and numerical summaries
step 4: answer the question posed in step 1 using data and summary stats
step 5: quantCrit
numerical data
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY 1
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, A+
2 kinds - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔measured in units, represented with numbers
discrete & continuous
categorical data
2 kinds - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔data measured using categories
ordinal & nominal
discrete data - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a few answers
ex: how many childremnhow many books
continuous data - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔many infinite answers
ex: miles from the White House, height in inches
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY 2
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
