bus 310 ch. 1 quiz
Most analysts focus on the cost of tuition as the way to measure the cost of a college education. But incidentals, such as textbook costs, are rarely considered. A researcher at Drummand University wishes to estimate the textbook costs of first-year students at Drummand. To do so, she monitored the textbook cost of 250 first-year students and found that their average textbook cost was $600 per semester. Identify the population of interest to the researcher.
All first-year Drummand University students.
The possible responses to the question "How many Blu-ray players made by other manufacturers have you used?" are values from a
Discreet Value
A study is under way in Yosemite National Forest to determine the adult height of American pine trees. Specifically, the study is attempting to determine what factors aid a tree in reaching heights greater than 60 feet tall. It is estimated that the forest contains 25,000 adult American pines. The study involves collecting heights from 250 randomly selected adult American pine trees and analyzing the results. Identify the population from which the study was sampled.
The 25,000 adult American pine trees in the forest.
The possible responses to the question "How many Blu-ray players made by other manufacturers have you used? "results in
a ratio scale variable
the possible responses to the question "How much time do you use the Blu-ray player every week on the average?" result in
a ratio scale variable
the possible responses to the question "What is your annual income rounded to the nearest thousands?" result in
a ratio scale variable
The possible responses to the question "Are you happy, indifferent, or unhappy with the performance per dollar spent on the Blu-ray player?" are values from a
categorical
The possible responses to the question "What brand of Blu-ray player did you purchase?" are values from a
categorical value
The possible responses to the question "How would you rate the quality of your purchase experience with 1 = excellent, 2 = good, 3 = decent, 4 = poor, 5 = terrible?" are values from a
categorical variable
The possible responses to the question "How much time do you use the Blu-ray player every week on the average?" are values from a
continuous numerical value
The possible responses to the question "How many people are there in your household?" are values from a
discreet numerical value
The possible responses to the question "In which year were you born?" are values from a
discreet numerical value
The possible responses to the question "Out of a 100-point score with 100 being the highest and 0 being the lowest, what is your satisfaction level on the videocassette recorder that you purchased?" are values from a
discreet numerical value
The possible responses to the question "What is your annual income rounded to the nearest thousands?" are values from a
discreet numerical value
the possible responses to the question "Out of a 100-point score with 100 being the highest and 0 being the lowest, what is your satisfaction level with the Blu-ray player that you purchased results in:
interval scale value
the possible responses to the question "What brand of Blu-ray player did you purchase?" result in
nominal scale
the possible responses to the question "How would you rate the quality of your purchase experience with 1 = excellent, 2 = good, 3 = decent, 4 = poor, 5 = terrible?" result in
ordinal scale
the possible responses to the question "What is your age at last birthday?" results in:
ratio scale
the possible responses to the question "How many people are there in your household?" result in
ratio-scale
The possible responses to the question "Are you happy, indifferent, or unhappy with the performance per dollar spent on the Blu-ray player?" result in
the ordinal scale variable
