Modern Business Statistics with Microsoft Office Excel 6th Edition by David R. Anderson Test bank

NATIONAL STANDARDS:  United States - Business Program.1: - Reflective Thinking
KEYWORDS:  Bloom's: Knowledge
 
49. A statistics professor asked students in a class their ages. Based on this information, the professor states that the average age of students in the university is 21 years. This is an example of _____.
 a. a census
 b. descriptive statistics
 c. an experiment
 d. statistical inference
 
ANSWER:  d
POINTS:  1
DIFFICULTY:  Easy
REFERENCES:  Statistical Inference
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  MBST.ASWC.18.01.05 - 1.5
NATIONAL STANDARDS:  United States - Business Program.1: - Reflective Thinking
KEYWORDS:  Bloom's: Knowledge
 
50. The owner of a factory regularly requests a graphical summary of all employees' salaries. The graphical summary of salaries is an example of _____.
 a. a sample
 b. descriptive statistics
 c. statistical inference
 d. an experiment
 
ANSWER:  b
POINTS:  1
DIFFICULTY:  Easy
REFERENCES:  Descriptive Statistics
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  MBST.ASWC.18.01.04 - 1.4
NATIONAL STANDARDS:  United States - Business Program.1: - Reflective Thinking
KEYWORDS:  Bloom's: Knowledge
 
51. The Department of Transportation of a city has noted that on the average there are 14 accidents per day. The average number of accidents is an example of _____.
 a. descriptive statistics
 b. statistical inference
 c. a sample
 d. a population
 
ANSWER:  a
POINTS:  1
DIFFICULTY:  Easy
REFERENCES:  Descriptive Statistics
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  MBST.ASWC.18.01.04 - 1.4
NATIONAL STANDARDS:  United States - Business Program.1: - Reflective Thinking
KEYWORDS:  Bloom's: Knowledge
 
Exhibit 1-1
In a recent study based upon an inspection of 200 homes in Daisy City, 120 were found to violate one or more city codes.
 
52. Refer to Exhibit 1-1. The city manager released a statement that 60% of Daisy City's 3,000 homes are in violation of city codes. The manager's statement is an example of _____.
 a. a census
 b. an experiment
 c. descriptive statistics
 d. statistical inference
 
ANSWER:  d
POINTS:  1
DIFFICULTY:  Easy
REFERENCES:  Statistical Inference
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  MBST.ASWC.18.01.05 - 1.5
NATIONAL STANDARDS:  United States - Business Program.1: - Reflective Thinking
KEYWORDS:  Bloom's: Knowledge
 
53. Refer to Exhibit 1-1. The Daisy City study is an example of the use of a _____.
 a. census
 b. sample
 c. probability
 d. population
 
ANSWER:  b
POINTS:  1
DIFFICULTY:  Easy
REFERENCES:  Statistical Inference
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  MBST.ASWC.18.01.05 - 1.5
NATIONAL STANDARDS:  United States - Business Program.1: - Reflective Thinking
KEYWORDS:  Bloom's: Knowledge
 
54. Refer to Exhibit 1-1. The manager's statement that 60% of Daisy City's 3,000 homes are in violation of city codes is _____.
 a. an accurate statement
 b. only an approximation, since it is based upon sample information
 c. obviously wrong, since it is based upon a study of only 200 homes
 d. None of the other answers is correct.
 
ANSWER:  b
POINTS:  1
DIFFICULTY:  Easy
REFERENCES:  Statistical Inference
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  MBST.ASWC.18.01.05 - 1.5
NATIONAL STANDARDS:  United States - Business Program.1: - Reflective Thinking
KEYWORDS:  Bloom's: Knowledge
 
Exhibit 1-2
In a sample of 3,200 registered voters, 1,440, or 45%, approve of the way the president is doing his job.
 
55. Refer to Exhibit 1-2. The 45% approval is an example of _____.
 a. a sample
 b. descriptive statistics
 c. statistical inference
 d. a population
 
ANSWER:  b
POINTS:  1
DIFFICULTY:  Easy
REFERENCES:  Descriptive Statistics