Statistics for Business & Economics 14th Edition by David R. Anderson test bank
BSST.ASWC.20.01.04 - Descriptive Statistics
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS:
United States - AK - DISC: Descriptive Statistics
KEYWORDS:
Bloom's: Understand
DATE CREATED:
9/26/2018 11:22 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/18/2019 3:47 PM
44. The process of analyzing sample data in order to draw conclusions about the characteristics of a population is called
a.
descriptive statistics.
b.
statistical inference.
c.
data analysis.
d.
data summarization.
ANSWER:
b
POINTS:
1
DIFFICULTY:
Easy
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
BSST.ASWC.20.01.05 - Statistical Inference
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS:
United States - AK - DISC: Statistical Inference
KEYWORDS:
Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED:
9/26/2018 11:22 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/18/2019 3:47 PM
45. In a post office, the mailboxes are numbered from 1 to 4,500. These numbers represent
a.
categorical data.
b.
quantitative data.
c.
either categorical or quantitative data.
d.
since the numbers are sequential, the data is quantitative.
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
DIFFICULTY:
Easy
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
BSST.ASWC.20.01.02 - Data
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS:
United States - AK - DISC: IMA: Reporting
KEYWORDS:
Bloom's: Understand
DATE CREATED:
9/26/2018 11:22 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/18/2019 3:47 PM
46. The average age in a sample of 190 students at City College is 22. As a result of this sample, it can be concluded that the average age of all the students at City College
a.
must be more than 22, since the population is always larger than the sample.
b.
must be less than 22, since the sample is only a part of the population.
c.
could not be 22.
d.
is around 22.
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
DIFFICULTY:
Easy
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
BSST.ASWC.20.01.05 - Statistical Inference
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS:
United States - AK - DISC: Statistical Inference
KEYWORDS:
Bloom's: Understand
DATE CREATED:
9/26/2018 11:22 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/18/2019 3:47 PM
47. Since a sample is a subset of the population, the sample mean _____ the mean of the population.
a.
is always smaller than
b.
is always larger than
c.
must be equal to
d.
varies around
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
DIFFICULTY:
Easy
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
BSST.ASWC.20.01.05 - Statistical Inference
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS:
United States - AK - DISC: Statistical Inference
KEYWORDS:
Bloom's: Understand
DATE CREATED:
9/26/2018 11:22 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/18/2019 3:47 PM