SCMA 3040 Quantitative methods for Social Sciences Unit 1
Questions With Complete Solutions
a continuous numerical data set can only assume whole numbers
are indivisible Correct Answer False
a persons marital status is an example of what data type
Correct Answer nominal data
a researcher studied a sample of 50 students and determined that
late night sleep adversely impacts on the short term memory of
students. He was convinced of the reliability of the study that he
inferred the result to the entire population of students. This is an
example of Correct Answer Inductive reasoning
a restaurant asks their customers to fill out a questionnaire
indicating whether their services was excellent, very good, good,
or poor. The rating scale used is an example of what type of
scale? Correct Answer ordinal scale
a social worker conducts a study to provide a historical snapshot
in drug abuse cases among the youth over the past 5 years. this
is an example of Correct Answer descriptive research
A zoologist studies the behaviors of tigers, lions, and elephants
in a wildlife sanctuary. This is an example of ________ data
type and _________ measurement scale Correct Answer
categorical nominal
, Age, salary, grade, temperature, area, height, weight are all
examples of what type of data? Correct Answer Numerical
Data
arithmetic operations are NOT appropriate for Correct Answer
categorical data
Categorical (Qualitative) data can be measured: Correct
Answer Nominal and Ordinal
Categorical data will have values measured in Correct Answer
Nominal scale and ordinal scale
Data that can take on any value. There is no space between data
values for a given domain. Graphs are represented by solid lines.
Correct Answer continuous data
Data with space between possible data values. Graphs are
represented by dots. Correct Answer discrete data
Gender, race, religion, social status, nationality, course major,
university attended, political affiliation are all examples of what
type of data? Correct Answer Categorical Data
how long you have been an employee of a company is what type
of data and measurement Correct Answer Numerical
Continuous; Ratio
how much would you agree or disagree that there should be
more traffic enforcement against speeding in school zones?
Questions With Complete Solutions
a continuous numerical data set can only assume whole numbers
are indivisible Correct Answer False
a persons marital status is an example of what data type
Correct Answer nominal data
a researcher studied a sample of 50 students and determined that
late night sleep adversely impacts on the short term memory of
students. He was convinced of the reliability of the study that he
inferred the result to the entire population of students. This is an
example of Correct Answer Inductive reasoning
a restaurant asks their customers to fill out a questionnaire
indicating whether their services was excellent, very good, good,
or poor. The rating scale used is an example of what type of
scale? Correct Answer ordinal scale
a social worker conducts a study to provide a historical snapshot
in drug abuse cases among the youth over the past 5 years. this
is an example of Correct Answer descriptive research
A zoologist studies the behaviors of tigers, lions, and elephants
in a wildlife sanctuary. This is an example of ________ data
type and _________ measurement scale Correct Answer
categorical nominal
, Age, salary, grade, temperature, area, height, weight are all
examples of what type of data? Correct Answer Numerical
Data
arithmetic operations are NOT appropriate for Correct Answer
categorical data
Categorical (Qualitative) data can be measured: Correct
Answer Nominal and Ordinal
Categorical data will have values measured in Correct Answer
Nominal scale and ordinal scale
Data that can take on any value. There is no space between data
values for a given domain. Graphs are represented by solid lines.
Correct Answer continuous data
Data with space between possible data values. Graphs are
represented by dots. Correct Answer discrete data
Gender, race, religion, social status, nationality, course major,
university attended, political affiliation are all examples of what
type of data? Correct Answer Categorical Data
how long you have been an employee of a company is what type
of data and measurement Correct Answer Numerical
Continuous; Ratio
how much would you agree or disagree that there should be
more traffic enforcement against speeding in school zones?
