Quiz 1.2
Which level of measurement consists of categories only where data cannot be arranged in an ordering scheme? A. Nominal B. Interval C. Ordinal D. Ratio
A
Which of the following consists of discrete data? A. Number of suitcases on a plane B. Tree height C. Amount of rainfall D. Hair color
A
Which of the following is NOT a level of measurement? A. Quantitative B. Ratio C. Nominal D. Ordinal
A
Which of the following would be classified as categorical data? A. Hair color B. Tree height C. Number of suitcases on a plane D. Amount of rainfall
A
In the margin of page 16 in the textbook, it states that the New York Times reported an estimate of $23 billion was spent by New Yorkers on counterfeit goods. If there are 2,875,000 households in New York, how much would that mean that each household spent, on average, on counterfeit goods? A. $200 B. $8,000 C. $600 D. $1,200
B
On Student opinion surveys, many times you rate an instructor from 1 to 5, with 1 being strongly disagree and 5 being strongly agree. Which level of measurement would these values be? If someone is rated 2 by one student and 3 by another, does the difference 3-2 = 1 make sense to you? A. Interval B. Nominal C. Ordinal D. Ratio
C
Which of the following is associated with a parameter? A. Data that were obtained from a voluntary poll at the end of a service call. B. A numerical measurement describing some characteristic of a sample. C. Data that were obtained from an entire population. Your answer is correct. D. Data that were obtained from a sample.
C
consists of names or labels
Categorical
Data that doesn't stop
Continuous data
Data that is countable
Discreate data
Differences are meaningful, but there is no natural zero starting point and ratios are meaningless
Interval
Categories only. Data cannot be arranged in order.
Nominal
Data can be arranged in order, but differences either can't be found or are meaningless
Ordinal
The whole a population
Parameter
Consists of numbers representing counts or measurements
Quantitive
There is a natural zero starting point and ratios make sense
Ratio
Sample of a population
Statistic
