Test Bank For Biostatistics for the Biological
and Health Sciences 3rd Edition All Chapters -
9780137863792
1. Data
Answer > Observations (such as measurements, genders, survey responses) that have been collected. pg. 4
2. Statistics
Answer > A collection of methods for planning experiments, obtaining data, and then organizing, summarizing, analyzing, interpreting,
presenting, and drawing conclusions based on the data. pg. 4
3. Population
Answer > the complete collection of all elements (scores, people, measurements, and so on) to be studied. The collection is
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,complete in the sense that it includes all subjects to be studied. pg. 4
4. Census
Answer >The collection of data from every member of the population. pg. 4
5. Sample
Answer > A subcollection of members selected from part of a population. pg. 4
6. Parameter
Answer > A measurement describing some characteristic of a population. pg. 5
7. Statistic
Answer > A measurement describing some characteristic of a sample. pg. 5
8. Quantitative data
Answer > Data that consists of numbers representing counts or measurements. (i.e. weight) pg. 5
9. Qualitative data
Answer > Data that can be separated into ditterent categories that are distinguished by some non-numeric characteristic.
(i.e. sex, color) pg. 5
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, 10. Discrete data
Answer > Data that result when the number of possible values is either a finite number or a "countable" number. pg. 6
11. Continuous (numerical) data
Answer > Data that result from infinitely many possible values that correspond to some continuous scale that covers a range of
values without gaps, interruptions or jumps. (i.e. decimal number 2.42115) pg. 6
12. Nominal level of measurement
Answer > Characterized by data that consist of names, labels, or categories only. The data cannot be arranged in an ordering
scheme (such as low to high, yes/no, colors). pg. 6
13. Ordinal level of measurement
Answer > Data that can be arranged in some order, but ditterences between data values either cannot be determined or are
meaningless. (i.e. course grades A-F, ranks) pg. 7
14. Interval level of measurement
Answer >Similar to ordinal level but with the additional property that the ditterence between any two data vales is meaningful.
Data, however, does not have a natural zero as a starting point. (i.e. temperatures, time periods of years) pg. 8
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and Health Sciences 3rd Edition All Chapters -
9780137863792
1. Data
Answer > Observations (such as measurements, genders, survey responses) that have been collected. pg. 4
2. Statistics
Answer > A collection of methods for planning experiments, obtaining data, and then organizing, summarizing, analyzing, interpreting,
presenting, and drawing conclusions based on the data. pg. 4
3. Population
Answer > the complete collection of all elements (scores, people, measurements, and so on) to be studied. The collection is
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,complete in the sense that it includes all subjects to be studied. pg. 4
4. Census
Answer >The collection of data from every member of the population. pg. 4
5. Sample
Answer > A subcollection of members selected from part of a population. pg. 4
6. Parameter
Answer > A measurement describing some characteristic of a population. pg. 5
7. Statistic
Answer > A measurement describing some characteristic of a sample. pg. 5
8. Quantitative data
Answer > Data that consists of numbers representing counts or measurements. (i.e. weight) pg. 5
9. Qualitative data
Answer > Data that can be separated into ditterent categories that are distinguished by some non-numeric characteristic.
(i.e. sex, color) pg. 5
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, 10. Discrete data
Answer > Data that result when the number of possible values is either a finite number or a "countable" number. pg. 6
11. Continuous (numerical) data
Answer > Data that result from infinitely many possible values that correspond to some continuous scale that covers a range of
values without gaps, interruptions or jumps. (i.e. decimal number 2.42115) pg. 6
12. Nominal level of measurement
Answer > Characterized by data that consist of names, labels, or categories only. The data cannot be arranged in an ordering
scheme (such as low to high, yes/no, colors). pg. 6
13. Ordinal level of measurement
Answer > Data that can be arranged in some order, but ditterences between data values either cannot be determined or are
meaningless. (i.e. course grades A-F, ranks) pg. 7
14. Interval level of measurement
Answer >Similar to ordinal level but with the additional property that the ditterence between any two data vales is meaningful.
Data, however, does not have a natural zero as a starting point. (i.e. temperatures, time periods of years) pg. 8
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