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Assignment 01
STA1610 Assignment 01 is based on Study Unit 01, 02 & 03.
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QUESTIONS FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT!
Part 1
Which one of the following statements is incorrect with regard to a statistic?
A. A statistic is an estimate of a population parameter.
B. A statistic represents a property of a population and not that of a sample.
C. A statistic is a summary measure calculated from a sample.
D. A sample standard deviation is a statistic.
E. A sample mean is a statistic.
Answer Point Value: 4.0 points
Answer Key: B
Part 2
Which one of the following statements is incorrect with regard to variables?
A. Quantitative variables takes on values with equal units i.e. numeric values that
indicate how much or how many.
B. Variables can be classified as categorical or numerical.
C. Quantitative continuous variable results from counting attributes of an element.
D. Numerical variables can either be discrete or continuous.
E. Qualitative variables uses labels or names to describe attributes of elements.
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EXAM PACK
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Name: _________________________
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Assignment 01
STA1610 Assignment 01 is based on Study Unit 01, 02 & 03.
DO NOT TAKE SCREENSHOTS AND (OR) SHARE
QUESTIONS FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT!
Part 1
Which one of the following statements is incorrect with regard to a statistic?
A. A statistic is an estimate of a population parameter.
B. A statistic represents a property of a population and not that of a sample.
C. A statistic is a summary measure calculated from a sample.
D. A sample standard deviation is a statistic.
E. A sample mean is a statistic.
Answer Point Value: 4.0 points
Answer Key: B
Part 2
Which one of the following statements is incorrect with regard to variables?
A. Quantitative variables takes on values with equal units i.e. numeric values that
indicate how much or how many.
B. Variables can be classified as categorical or numerical.
C. Quantitative continuous variable results from counting attributes of an element.
D. Numerical variables can either be discrete or continuous.
E. Qualitative variables uses labels or names to describe attributes of elements.
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