Statistics for Business & Economics 14th Edition by David R. Anderson test bank
STATE STANDARDS:
United States - AK - DISC: Descriptive Statistics
KEYWORDS:
Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED:
9/26/2018 11:22 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/18/2019 3:47 PM
35. Statistical inference
a.
refers to the process of drawing inferences about the sample based on the characteristics of the population.
b.
is the same as descriptive statistics.
c.
is the process of drawing inferences about the population based on the information taken from the sample.
d.
is the same as a census.
ANSWER:
c
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
36. The collection of all elements of interest in a study is
a.
the population.
b.
the sample.
c.
a survey.
d.
a census.
ANSWER:
a
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
37. A portion selected to represent the whole is called a
a.
survey.
b.
population.
c.
census.
d.
sample.
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
38. In a sample of 800 students in a university, 240 or 30% are Business majors. The 30% is an example of
a.
a sample.
b.
a population.
c.
statistical inference.
d.
descriptive statistics.
ANSWER:
d
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
39. In a sample of 400 students in a university, 80 or 20% are Business majors. Based on the above information, the school's paper reported that "20% of all the students at the university are Business majors." This report is an example of
a.
a sample.
b.
a population.
c.