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MULTIPLE c CHOICE. c Choose c the c one c alternative c that c best c completes c the c statement c or c answers c the c question.
1) Determine c whether c the c given c value c is c a cstatistic c or c a c parameter.
In cstudying cthe cloggerhead cturtle con cAnna cMaria cIsland, cFL, cscientists cobserve cthe caverage c(mean) cnumber
cof chatchlings cin call c253 cnests.
A) Parameter
B) Statistic
cAnswer: c A
2) Determine c whether c the c given c value c is c a cstatistic c or c a c parameter.
A c sample c of c Medtronic's c rechargeable c implanted c spine c stimulator c batteries c lasted c an c average c (mean) c of
c nine c years.
A) Statistic
B) Parameter
cAnswer: c A
3) A c is cthe ccomplete ccollection cof call cmeasurements cor cdata, cwhereas, ca c is ca csubcollection
cof cmembers cselected cfrom cthe ccomplete ccollection.
A) sample; c population
B) population; c sample
C) population; c parameter
D) sample;
ccensus cAnswer: c B
4) Determine c whether c the c given c values c are c from ca c discrete c or c a c continuous c data c set.
People care casked c to c state c how c many ctimes c in c the clast c month c they c visited c their c family c doctor.
A) Discrete
B) Continuous
cAnswer: c A
5) Determine cwhether cthe cgiven cvalues care cfrom ca cdiscrete cor ca ccontinuous
cdata cset. cThe cnumber cof chatchlings cfrom ca csample cof c45 cbluebird cnests cis
c135.
A) Continuous
B) Discrete
cAnswer: c B
6) Determine cwhich cof cthe cfour clevels cof cmeasurement cis cmost
cappropriate. cDoctors cmeasure cthe cweights c(in cpounds) cof cpreterm
cbabies.
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio
cAnswer:
cD
7) Determine c which c of c the c four c levels c of c measurement c is c most c appropriate.
Ornithologists cclassify chummingbirds cin cthe cUnited cStates cusing c17 cdifferent cspecies: cAllen, cAnna,
cBerylline, cBlack-chinned, cBlue-throated, cBroad-billed, cBroad- ctailed, cBuff-bellied, cCalliope, cCosta,
cLucifer, cMagnificent, cRuby-throated, cRufous, cViolet-crowned, cWhite-eared, cand cXantus.
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
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D) Ratio
cAnswer:
cA
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8) Determine c which c of c the c four c levels c of c measurement c is c most c appropriate.
The c income c range c of c attendees c at c a c research c conference c is c gathered c as c upper, c middle, c and c low c levels.
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio
cAnswer:
cB
9) Determine c which c of c the c four c levels c of c measurement c is c most c appropriate.
Biologists c measure c the c water c temperature c of c the c Merrimack c River c in c New c Hampshire.
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio
cAnswer:
cC
10) Identify c the c population.
A cgraduate cstudent cconducts ca cresearch cstudy con cundergraduate cstudent csmoking chabits. cShe cbegins
cwith ca csurvey c to c500 crandomly cselected cundergraduate cstudents cfrom c10 crandomly cselected cU.S.
cuniversities.
A) 500 c undergraduate c students c from c 10 c U.S. c universities
B) Undergraduate c students c from c U.S. c universities
C) Smokers c in c the c U.S.
D) Graduate cstudents cfrom cU.S.
cuniversities cAnswer: c B
11) Determine cwhether cthe cgiven cdescription ccorresponds cto can cobservational cstudy cor can
cexperiment. c In ca cstudy cof ccold csymptoms, cthe cbody ctemperatures cof cstudy cparticipants
cwere ctaken.
A) Observational c study
B) Experiment
cAnswer: c A
12) Determine c whether c the c given c description c corresponds c to c an c observational c study c or c an
c experiment. cChildren cwith cattention cdeficit chyperactivity cdisorder care crandomly cdivided cinto cfour
ctreatment cgroups c(the
Tomatis cMethod, cthe cDore cMethod, cthe cBrain cGym, cand ca ccontrol cgroup) cto ccompare cdifferences cin cfocus
cand cconcentration.
A) Observational c study
B) Experiment
cAnswer: c B
13) Identify cthe ctype cof cobservational cstudy: ccross-sectional, cretrospective, cor
cprospective. c A cresearcher cfrom cthe cdepartment cof cdefense cis cstudying cthe
cpsychology cof ctrauma.
He c plans c to c follow c the c children c of cservice cmembers c who c died c in c Afghanistan c for c the c next c 20 c years.
A) Retrospective
B) Prospective
C) Cross-sectional
cAnswer: c B
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MULTIPLE c CHOICE. c Choose c the c one c alternative c that c best c completes c the c statement c or c answers c the c question.
1) Determine c whether c the c given c value c is c a cstatistic c or c a c parameter.
In cstudying cthe cloggerhead cturtle con cAnna cMaria cIsland, cFL, cscientists cobserve cthe caverage c(mean) cnumber
cof chatchlings cin call c253 cnests.
A) Parameter
B) Statistic
cAnswer: c A
2) Determine c whether c the c given c value c is c a cstatistic c or c a c parameter.
A c sample c of c Medtronic's c rechargeable c implanted c spine c stimulator c batteries c lasted c an c average c (mean) c of
c nine c years.
A) Statistic
B) Parameter
cAnswer: c A
3) A c is cthe ccomplete ccollection cof call cmeasurements cor cdata, cwhereas, ca c is ca csubcollection
cof cmembers cselected cfrom cthe ccomplete ccollection.
A) sample; c population
B) population; c sample
C) population; c parameter
D) sample;
ccensus cAnswer: c B
4) Determine c whether c the c given c values c are c from ca c discrete c or c a c continuous c data c set.
People care casked c to c state c how c many ctimes c in c the clast c month c they c visited c their c family c doctor.
A) Discrete
B) Continuous
cAnswer: c A
5) Determine cwhether cthe cgiven cvalues care cfrom ca cdiscrete cor ca ccontinuous
cdata cset. cThe cnumber cof chatchlings cfrom ca csample cof c45 cbluebird cnests cis
c135.
A) Continuous
B) Discrete
cAnswer: c B
6) Determine cwhich cof cthe cfour clevels cof cmeasurement cis cmost
cappropriate. cDoctors cmeasure cthe cweights c(in cpounds) cof cpreterm
cbabies.
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio
cAnswer:
cD
7) Determine c which c of c the c four c levels c of c measurement c is c most c appropriate.
Ornithologists cclassify chummingbirds cin cthe cUnited cStates cusing c17 cdifferent cspecies: cAllen, cAnna,
cBerylline, cBlack-chinned, cBlue-throated, cBroad-billed, cBroad- ctailed, cBuff-bellied, cCalliope, cCosta,
cLucifer, cMagnificent, cRuby-throated, cRufous, cViolet-crowned, cWhite-eared, cand cXantus.
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
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, C) Interval
D) Ratio
cAnswer:
cA
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cHealth cSciences c3rd cEdition cTriola
8) Determine c which c of c the c four c levels c of c measurement c is c most c appropriate.
The c income c range c of c attendees c at c a c research c conference c is c gathered c as c upper, c middle, c and c low c levels.
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio
cAnswer:
cB
9) Determine c which c of c the c four c levels c of c measurement c is c most c appropriate.
Biologists c measure c the c water c temperature c of c the c Merrimack c River c in c New c Hampshire.
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio
cAnswer:
cC
10) Identify c the c population.
A cgraduate cstudent cconducts ca cresearch cstudy con cundergraduate cstudent csmoking chabits. cShe cbegins
cwith ca csurvey c to c500 crandomly cselected cundergraduate cstudents cfrom c10 crandomly cselected cU.S.
cuniversities.
A) 500 c undergraduate c students c from c 10 c U.S. c universities
B) Undergraduate c students c from c U.S. c universities
C) Smokers c in c the c U.S.
D) Graduate cstudents cfrom cU.S.
cuniversities cAnswer: c B
11) Determine cwhether cthe cgiven cdescription ccorresponds cto can cobservational cstudy cor can
cexperiment. c In ca cstudy cof ccold csymptoms, cthe cbody ctemperatures cof cstudy cparticipants
cwere ctaken.
A) Observational c study
B) Experiment
cAnswer: c A
12) Determine c whether c the c given c description c corresponds c to c an c observational c study c or c an
c experiment. cChildren cwith cattention cdeficit chyperactivity cdisorder care crandomly cdivided cinto cfour
ctreatment cgroups c(the
Tomatis cMethod, cthe cDore cMethod, cthe cBrain cGym, cand ca ccontrol cgroup) cto ccompare cdifferences cin cfocus
cand cconcentration.
A) Observational c study
B) Experiment
cAnswer: c B
13) Identify cthe ctype cof cobservational cstudy: ccross-sectional, cretrospective, cor
cprospective. c A cresearcher cfrom cthe cdepartment cof cdefense cis cstudying cthe
cpsychology cof ctrauma.
He c plans c to c follow c the c children c of cservice cmembers c who c died c in c Afghanistan c for c the c next c 20 c years.
A) Retrospective
B) Prospective
C) Cross-sectional
cAnswer: c B
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