Statistics for Business & Economics 14th Edition by David R. Anderson test bank
a.
How many elements are in this data set?
b.
How many variables are in this data set?
c.
How many observations are there in the above data set?
d.
Which variables are categorical and which are quantitative?
e.
What measurement scale is used for temperature and weather conditions?
ANSWER:
a.
11
b.
3
c.
11
d.
Temperature is quantitative
Weather Condition is categorical
e.
Temperature (Hi and Lo): interval
Weather Condition: nominal
POINTS:
1
DIFFICULTY:
Moderate
QUESTION TYPE:
Subjective Short Answer
HAS VARIABLES:
False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE:
Basic
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
96. The following table shows the age distribution of a sample of 180 students at a local college.
Age of Students
Number of Students
15 - 19
36
20 - 24
44
25 - 29
60
30 - 34
38
35 - 39
2
Total
180
a.
Of the students in the sample, what percentage is younger than 30 years of age?
b.
What percentage is at least 20 years of age?
c.
Based on this sample, what percentage of the students at the college do you estimate to be younger than 20 years of age?
ANSWER:
a.
77.78%
b.
80%
c.
20%
POINTS:
1
DIFFICULTY:
Moderate
QUESTION TYPE:
Subjective Short Answer
HAS VARIABLES:
False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE:
Basic
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: Apply
DATE CREATED:
9/26/2018 11:22 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/18/2019 3:47 PM
97. The highway patrol is interested in determining the average speed of automobiles traveling on I-75 between Chattanooga and Atlanta. To accomplish this task, the speed of every tenth car passing a particular point on I-75 is recorded.
a.
What is the population for this study?
b.
What constitutes the sample?
c.
Is speed a categorical or a quantitative variable?
d.
What type of measurement scale is used?
ANSWER:
a.
All the automobiles on I-75
b.
All the tenth cars
c.
quantitative
d.
ratio
POINTS:
1
DIFFICULTY:
Moderate
QUESTION TYPE:
Subjective Short Answer
HAS VARIABLES:
False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE:
Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
BSST.ASWC.20.01.02 - Data
BSST.ASWC.20.01.05 - Statistical Inference
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS:
United States - AK - DISC: IMA: Reporting
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