Statistics Exam 1: Multiple Choice Questions and Answers, Exams of Science
education
Descriptive Statistics - ANSWERcollection, organization, presentation, and
summary of data
Inferential Statistics - ANSWERgeneralizing from a sample to a population,
drawing conclusions, and making decisions
Categorical/Qualitative Data - ANSWERconsists of values that can be
expressed in words
may be coded arbitrarily with the help of numbers, but have categorical
meaning
Numerical/Quantitative Data - ANSWERarises from counting, measuring, or
some mathematical operation
Discrete Data - ANSWERconsists of distinct values
, Continuous Data - ANSWERcan have any value in an interval
Ordinal Data - ANSWERnumbers depict category
have order or rank
differences between values are not meaningful
Ratio Data - ANSWERnot categorical
numbers have rank
differences between values are meaningful
ratios are meaningful too due to the presence of meaningful zeros
Nominal - ANSWERNumbers depict category only
no order or rank
Manufacture of Car - ANSWERCategorical
College Major - ANSWERCategorical
Number of Credits - ANSWERDiscrete
Length of Tv Commerical - ANSWERContinuous
Number of Peanuts in a can - ANSWERDiscrete
education
Descriptive Statistics - ANSWERcollection, organization, presentation, and
summary of data
Inferential Statistics - ANSWERgeneralizing from a sample to a population,
drawing conclusions, and making decisions
Categorical/Qualitative Data - ANSWERconsists of values that can be
expressed in words
may be coded arbitrarily with the help of numbers, but have categorical
meaning
Numerical/Quantitative Data - ANSWERarises from counting, measuring, or
some mathematical operation
Discrete Data - ANSWERconsists of distinct values
, Continuous Data - ANSWERcan have any value in an interval
Ordinal Data - ANSWERnumbers depict category
have order or rank
differences between values are not meaningful
Ratio Data - ANSWERnot categorical
numbers have rank
differences between values are meaningful
ratios are meaningful too due to the presence of meaningful zeros
Nominal - ANSWERNumbers depict category only
no order or rank
Manufacture of Car - ANSWERCategorical
College Major - ANSWERCategorical
Number of Credits - ANSWERDiscrete
Length of Tv Commerical - ANSWERContinuous
Number of Peanuts in a can - ANSWERDiscrete
