Test Bank For Biostatistics for the Biological and Health Sciences By Marc M. Triola, Mario F. Triola, Jason Allen Roy 3rd Edition All Chapters LATEST |2025

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MULTIPLEA CHOICE.A ChooseA theA oneA alternativeA thatA bestA completesA theA statementA orA answersA theA question.

1) DetermineA whetherA theA givenA valueA isA aA statisticA orA aAparameter.
InAstudyingAtheAloggerheadAturtleAonAAnnaAMariaAIsland,AFL,AscientistsAobserveAtheAaverageA(mean)AnumberAofAha
tchlingsAinAallA253Anests.
A) Parameter
B) Statistic
AAnswer:A A

2) DetermineA whetherA theA givenA valueA isA aA statisticA orA aAparameter.
AA sampleA ofA Medtronic'sA rechargeableA implantedA spineA stimulatorA batteriesA lastedA anA averageA (mean)A ofA nineA ye
ars.
A) Statistic
B) Parameter
AAnswer:A A

3) AA isAtheAcompleteAcollectionAofAallAmeasurementsAorAdata,Awhereas,AaA
isAaAsubcollectionAofAmembersAselectedAfromAtheAcompleteAcollection.
A) sample;A population
B) population;A sample
C) population;A parameter
D) sample;Acensus
A Answer:A B

4) DetermineA whetherA theA givenA valuesA areA fromAaA discreteA orA aA continuousA dataA set.
PeopleA areAaskedA toA stateA howA manyAtimesA inA theA lastA monthA theyA visitedA theirA familyA doctor.
A) Discrete
B) Continuous
AAnswer:A A

5) DetermineAwhetherAtheAgivenAvaluesAareAfromAaAdiscreteAorAaAcontinuousAdataA
set.ATheAnumberAofAhatchlingsAfromAaAsampleAofA45AbluebirdAnestsAisA135.
A) Continuous
B) Discrete
AAnswer:A B

6) DetermineAwhichAofAtheAfourAlevelsAofAmeasurementAisAmostAappropriat
e.ADoctorsAmeasureAtheAweightsA(inApounds)AofApretermAbabies.
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio
AAnswer:A
D

7) DetermineA whichA ofA theA fourA levelsA ofA measurementA isA mostA appropriate.
OrnithologistsAclassifyAhummingbirdsAinAtheAUnitedAStatesAusingA17AdifferentAspecies:AAllen,AAnna,ABeryll
ine,ABlack-chinned,ABlue-throated,ABroad-billed,ABroad-Atailed,ABuff-
bellied,ACalliope,ACosta,ALucifer,AMagnificent,ARuby-throated,ARufous,AViolet-crowned,AWhite-
eared,AandAXantus.
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval

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8) DetermineA whichA ofA theA fourA levelsA ofA measurementA isA mostA appropriate.
TheA incomeA rangeA ofA attendeesA atA aA researchA conferenceA isA gatheredA asA upper,A middle,A andA lowA levels.
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio
AAnswer:A
B

9) DetermineA whichA ofA theA fourA levelsA ofA measurementA isA mostA appropriate.
BiologistsA measureA theA waterA temperatureA ofA theA MerrimackA RiverA inA NewA Hampshire.
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio
AAnswer:A
C

10) IdentifyA theA population.
AAgraduateAstudentAconductsAaAresearchAstudyAonAundergraduateAstudentAsmokingAhabits.ASheAbeginsAwithAaAs
urveyA toA500ArandomlyAselectedAundergraduateAstudentsAfromA10ArandomlyAselectedAU.S.Auniversities.
A) 500A undergraduateA studentsA fromA 10A U.S.A universities
B) UndergraduateA studentsA fromA U.S.A universities
C) SmokersA inA theA U.S.
D) GraduateAstudentsAfromAU.S.Auniversitie
sAAnswer:A B

11) DetermineAwhetherAtheAgivenAdescriptionAcorrespondsAtoAanAobservationalAstudyAorAanAexperime
nt.A InAaAstudyAofAcoldAsymptoms,AtheAbodyAtemperaturesAofAstudyAparticipantsAwereAtaken.
A) ObservationalA study
B) Experiment
AAnswer:A A

12) DetermineA whetherA theA givenA descriptionA correspondsA toA anA observationalA studyA orA anA experiment.ACh
ildrenAwithAattentionAdeficitAhyperactivityAdisorderAareArandomlyAdividedAintoAfourAtreatmentAgroupsA(the
TomatisAMethod,AtheADoreAMethod,AtheABrainAGym,AandAaAcontrolAgroup)AtoAcompareAdifferencesAinAfocusAandAco
ncentration.
A) ObservationalA study
B) Experiment
AAnswer:A B

13) IdentifyAtheAtypeAofAobservationalAstudy:Across-
sectional,Aretrospective,AorAprospective.A AAresearcherAfromAtheAdepartmentAofAdefens
eAisAstudyingAtheApsychologyAofAtrauma.
HeA plansA toA followA theA childrenA ofA serviceA membersA whoA diedA inA AfghanistanA forA theA nextA 20A years.
A) Retrospective
B) Prospective
C) Cross-
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