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