Exam 1: What Is Statistics

Which word is NOT a part of the definition of descriptive statistics?

A sample is a portion or part of the population of interest.

The number of workers reporting sick in any particular week is considered to be _______________ data.

Statistics is defined as a body of techniques used to facilitate the collection, organization, presentation, analysis and interpretation of information for the purpose of making better decisions.

The principal difference between the interval and ratio scale is that the ratio scale has a meaningful zero point.

A group of women tried five brands of finger nail polish and ranked them according to preference. What level of measurement is this?

A bank asks customers to evaluate the drive-thru service as good, average, or poor. Which level of measurement is this classification?

The ordinal level of measurement is considered the "lowest" level of measurement.

A variable such as eye color is also referred to as a(n) _____________ variable.

The major advantage of ordinal data over nominal data is that it allows for _________________.

The number of children in a family is a discrete variable.

The incomes of a group of 50 loan applicants are obtained. Which level of measurement is income?

What type of variable is the number of robberies reported in your city?

Your height and weight are examples of which level of measurement?

Which one of the following is NOT an example of discrete data?

A population is a collection of all individuals, objects, or measurements of interest.

The lowest level of measurement that has some sort of ranking is __________.

The names of the positions in a corporation, such as chief operating officer or controller, are examples of what type of variable?

Ranked data is an example of what level of measurement? ________________

A survey includes a question regarding marital status that has the following responses: single, married, divorced, separated or widowed. What is the scale of measurement for this question?