Statistics for Business & Economics 14th Edition by David R. Anderson test bank
ANSWER:
b
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
DATE CREATED:
9/26/2018 11:22 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/18/2019 3:47 PM
82. Which of the following is not an example of descriptive statistics?
a.
A histogram depicting the age distribution for 30 randomly selected students
b.
An estimate of the number of Alaska residents who have visited Canada
c.
A table summarizing the data collected in a sample of new-car buyers
d.
The proportion of mailed-out questionnaires that were returned
ANSWER:
b
POINTS:
1
DIFFICULTY:
Easy
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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
83. Facts and figures that are collected, analyzed and summarized for presentation and interpretation are
a.
variables.
b.
elements.
c.
time series data.
d.
data.
ANSWER:
d
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: Remember
DATE CREATED:
9/26/2018 11:22 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/18/2019 3:47 PM
84. The most common type of observational study is a(n)
a.
experiment.
b.
survey.
c.
debate.
d.
statistical inference.
ANSWER:
b
POINTS:
1
DIFFICULTY:
Easy
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
BSST.ASWC.20.01.03 - Data Sources
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States - BUSPROG:Analytic
STATE STANDARDS:
United States - AK - DISC: IMA: Reporting
KEYWORDS:
Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED:
9/26/2018 11:22 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/18/2019 3:47 PM
Subjective Short Answer
85. After graduation ceremonies at a university, six graduates were asked whether they were in favor of (identified by 1) or against (identified by 0) abortion. Some information about these graduates is shown below.
Graduate
Sex
Age
Abortion Issue
Class Rank
Marissa
F
24
1
1
Jason
M
22
1
2
Wendy
F
41
0
3
Edward
M
38
0
20
Jennifer
F
25
1
4
Tim
M
19
0
8
a.
How many elements are in the data set?
b.
How many variables are in the data set?
c.
How many observations are in the data set?
d.
Which of the above variables (Sex, Age, Abortion Issue, Class rank) are categorical and which are quantitative variables?
e.
Are arithmetic operations appropriate for the variable "abortion issue"?