Question 1

What term is used to describe the science of organizing and analyzing information to make the information more easily understood?

Accepted Answer

A) analysis 
B) data 
C) interpretation 
D) statistics 
A) analysis 
B) data 
C) interpretation 
D) statistics

Question 2

When humans first realized that counting was a good idea, this became a useful skill for people to have.

Accepted Answer

A) knowing the alphabet 
B) asking questions 
C) collecting information 
D) making decisions 
A) knowing the alphabet 
B) asking questions 
C) collecting information 
D) making decisions

Question 3

If you do not understand what you are being taught in class, ______.

Accepted Answer

A) ask your professors first 
B) ask your friends first 
C) read your book first 
D) think about it first 
A) ask your professors first 
B) ask your friends first 
C) read your book first 
D) think about it first

Question 4

When did the first collection of a set of data pertaining to populations occur?

Accepted Answer

A) 15th century 
B) 17th century 
C) 19th century 
D) 21st century 
A) 15th century 
B) 17th century 
C) 19th century 
D) 21st century

Question 5

The introduction of personal computers and their use in statistical analyses have been both good and bad.Give an example of a "good" reason and one example of a "bad" reason.

Accepted Answer

Examples should refl

Question 6

All members of a sample are members of the population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following individuals used statistical methods during the 17th century to study the intelligence of his family members?

Accepted Answer

A) Charles Darwin 
B) Francis Galton 
C) Isaac Newton 
D) Alfred Binet 
A) Charles Darwin 
B) Francis Galton 
C) Isaac Newton 
D) Alfred Binet

Question 8

What type of statistics is used to organize and describe the characteristics of a collection of data?

Accepted Answer

A) inferential 
B) descriptive 
C) ordinal 
D) nominal 
A) inferential 
B) descriptive 
C) ordinal 
D) nominal

Question 9

Who popularized the use of the correlation coefficient?

Accepted Answer

A) Charles Darwin 
B) Neil Salkind 
C) Francis Galton 
D) R.A.Fisher 
A) Charles Darwin 
B) Neil Salkind 
C) Francis Galton 
D) R.A.Fisher

Question 10

The descriptive statistic that is also referred to as the average is the _______.

Accepted Answer

A) median 
B) mode 
C) mean 
D) descriptor 
A) median 
B) mode 
C) mean 
D) descriptor

Question 11

Statistics describes a set of _______ that are used for describing, organizing, and interpreting information.

Accepted Answer

A) statements 
B) rules and exceptions 
C) tools and techniques 
D) numbers and letters 
A) statements 
B) rules and exceptions 
C) tools and techniques 
D) numbers and letters

Question 12

What is a collection of information also called?

Accepted Answer

A) data set 
B) sample statistic 
C) descriptive statistic 
D) population subset 
A) data set 
B) sample statistic 
C) descriptive statistic 
D) population subset

Question 13

Don't skip lessons-work through the chapters in sequence because ______.

Accepted Answer

A) each chapter is important 
B) each chapter is full of information 
C) each chapter provides a foundation for the next chapter 
D) each chapter is useful 
A) each chapter is important 
B) each chapter is full of information 
C) each chapter provides a foundation for the next chapter 
D) each chapter is useful

Question 14

According to the author, when you are done with the course, you may ______.

Accepted Answer

A) sell the book 
B) use the book as a reference 
C) continue doing book exercises 
D) do not sell the book 
A) sell the book 
B) use the book as a reference 
C) continue doing book exercises 
D) do not sell the book

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a use of descriptive statistics?

Accepted Answer

A) organizing data 
B) interpreting data 
C) summarizing data 
D) collecting data 
A) organizing data 
B) interpreting data 
C) summarizing data 
D) collecting data

Question 16

A common goal in statistics is to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) generalize results from a sample to a population 
B) generalize results from a population to a sample 
C) generalize results from a population to a second population 
D) generalize results from a sample to a second sample 
A) generalize results from a sample to a population 
B) generalize results from a population to a sample 
C) generalize results from a population to a second population 
D) generalize results from a sample to a second sample

Question 17

If your professor tells you, "If you don't start with reliable data, you'll end up with unreliable results," what does he or she mean?

Accepted Answer

A) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 
B) A watched pot never boils. 
C) Don't cry over spilt milk. 
D) Garbage in, garbage out. 
A) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 
B) A watched pot never boils. 
C) Don't cry over spilt milk. 
D) Garbage in, garbage out.

Question 18

_______ is to a smaller group of data as population is to a larger group of data.

Accepted Answer

A) Micro group 
B) Mini group 
C) Micro data 
D) Sample 
A) Micro group 
B) Mini group 
C) Micro data 
D) Sample

Question 19

Most of the basic statistical procedures were first developed and used in other fields and used to study human behavior much later.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is the difference between descriptive and inferential statistics?

Accepted Answer

Descriptive statistics organiz

Exam 1: Statistics or Sadistics Its up to You

What term is used to describe the science of organizing and analyzing information to make the information more easily understood?

When humans first realized that counting was a good idea, this became a useful skill for people to have.

If you do not understand what you are being taught in class, ______.

When did the first collection of a set of data pertaining to populations occur?

The introduction of personal computers and their use in statistical analyses have been both good and bad.Give an example of a "good" reason and one example of a "bad" reason.

All members of a sample are members of the population.

Which of the following individuals used statistical methods during the 17th century to study the intelligence of his family members?

What type of statistics is used to organize and describe the characteristics of a collection of data?

Who popularized the use of the correlation coefficient?

The descriptive statistic that is also referred to as the average is the _______.

Statistics describes a set of _______ that are used for describing, organizing, and interpreting information.

What is a collection of information also called?

Don't skip lessons-work through the chapters in sequence because ______.

According to the author, when you are done with the course, you may ______.

Which of the following is NOT a use of descriptive statistics?

A common goal in statistics is to ______.

If your professor tells you, "If you don't start with reliable data, you'll end up with unreliable results," what does he or she mean?

_______ is to a smaller group of data as population is to a larger group of data.

Most of the basic statistical procedures were first developed and used in other fields and used to study human behavior much later.

What is the difference between descriptive and inferential statistics?

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