BUAL 2600- Exam 1
Which of the following is a categorical variable?
A. Air temperature
B. Bank account balance
C. Daily sales in a store
D. Whether a person has a traffic violation
E. Value of a company stock - Correct Answer-Whether a person has a traffic violation
Measurements from a population are called
A. Elements
B. Observations
C. Variables
D. Processes - Correct Answer-Observations
Which of the following is a type of question used in survey research?
A. Dichotomous
B. Open-Ended
C. Multiple Choice
D. All of the Above - Correct Answer-All of the Above
A _______ is a list of all the units in a population
A. Sample
B. Frame
C. Census
D. Variable - Correct Answer-Frame
A question with a YES or NO answer is a...
A. Dichotomous
B. Evaluative
C. Open-Ended
D. Systematic - Correct Answer-Dichotomous
___ In ________ we select elements because they are easy to sample
A. Random Sampling
B. Convenience Sampling
C. Judgement Sampling
, D. Probability Sampling - Correct Answer-Convenience Sampling
_________ sampling is where we know the chance that each element will be included in
the sample, which allows us to make statistical inferences about the same population
A. Convenience
B. Voluntary
C. Probability
D. Judgement - Correct Answer-Probability
_______ is the difference between a numerical descriptor of the population and the
corresponding descriptor of the sample
A. Sampling Error
B. Non-Observation Error
C. Observation Error
D. Nonresponse - Correct Answer-Sampling Error
Which of the following is a quantitative variable?
A. The manufacturer of a cell phone
B. A person's gender
C. Mileage of a car
D. Whether a person is a college graduate
E. Whether a person has a charge account - Correct Answer-Mileage of a Car
________ is the science of using a sample to make generalizations about the important
aspects of a population
A. Time Series Analysis
B. Descriptive Statistics
C. Random Sample
D. Statistical Inference - Correct Answer-Statistical Inference
College entrance exam scores, such as SAT scores, are an example of a(n) _____
variable
A. Ordinal
B. Ratio
C. Nominative
D. Interval - Correct Answer-Interval
The number of miles a truck is driven before it is overhauled is an exampled of a(n)
_________ variable.
A. Nominative
Which of the following is a categorical variable?
A. Air temperature
B. Bank account balance
C. Daily sales in a store
D. Whether a person has a traffic violation
E. Value of a company stock - Correct Answer-Whether a person has a traffic violation
Measurements from a population are called
A. Elements
B. Observations
C. Variables
D. Processes - Correct Answer-Observations
Which of the following is a type of question used in survey research?
A. Dichotomous
B. Open-Ended
C. Multiple Choice
D. All of the Above - Correct Answer-All of the Above
A _______ is a list of all the units in a population
A. Sample
B. Frame
C. Census
D. Variable - Correct Answer-Frame
A question with a YES or NO answer is a...
A. Dichotomous
B. Evaluative
C. Open-Ended
D. Systematic - Correct Answer-Dichotomous
___ In ________ we select elements because they are easy to sample
A. Random Sampling
B. Convenience Sampling
C. Judgement Sampling
, D. Probability Sampling - Correct Answer-Convenience Sampling
_________ sampling is where we know the chance that each element will be included in
the sample, which allows us to make statistical inferences about the same population
A. Convenience
B. Voluntary
C. Probability
D. Judgement - Correct Answer-Probability
_______ is the difference between a numerical descriptor of the population and the
corresponding descriptor of the sample
A. Sampling Error
B. Non-Observation Error
C. Observation Error
D. Nonresponse - Correct Answer-Sampling Error
Which of the following is a quantitative variable?
A. The manufacturer of a cell phone
B. A person's gender
C. Mileage of a car
D. Whether a person is a college graduate
E. Whether a person has a charge account - Correct Answer-Mileage of a Car
________ is the science of using a sample to make generalizations about the important
aspects of a population
A. Time Series Analysis
B. Descriptive Statistics
C. Random Sample
D. Statistical Inference - Correct Answer-Statistical Inference
College entrance exam scores, such as SAT scores, are an example of a(n) _____
variable
A. Ordinal
B. Ratio
C. Nominative
D. Interval - Correct Answer-Interval
The number of miles a truck is driven before it is overhauled is an exampled of a(n)
_________ variable.
A. Nominative
