CHAPTER 1—DATA AND STATISTICS
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Methods for developing useful decision-making information from large data bases is known as
a.
data manipulation
b.
data monitoring
c.
data base conversion
d.
data mining
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
2. The process of capturing, storing, and maintaining data is known as
a.
data manipulation
b.
data monitoring
c.
data warehousing
d.
category analysis
ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
3. The subject of data mining deals with
a.
methods for developing useful decision-making information from large data bases
b.
keeping data secure so that unauthorized individuals cannot access the data
c.
computational procedure for data analysis
d.
computing the average for data
ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
4. In a questionnaire, respondents are asked to mark their gender as male or female. Gender is an example of the
a.
ordinal scale
b.
nominal scale
c.
ratio scale
d.
interval scale
ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
5. The nominal scale of measurement has the properties of the
a.
ordinal scale
b.
only interval scale
c.
ratio scale
d.
None of these alternatives is correct.
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
6. The scale of measurement that is used to rank order the observation for a variable is called the
a.
ratio scale
b.
ordinal scale
c.
nominal scale
d.
interval scale
ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
7. Some hotels ask their guests to rate the hotel's services as excellent, very good, good, and poor. This is an example of the
a.
ordinal scale
b.
ratio scale
c.
nominal scale
d.
interval scale
ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Methods for developing useful decision-making information from large data bases is known as
a.
data manipulation
b.
data monitoring
c.
data base conversion
d.
data mining
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
2. The process of capturing, storing, and maintaining data is known as
a.
data manipulation
b.
data monitoring
c.
data warehousing
d.
category analysis
ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
3. The subject of data mining deals with
a.
methods for developing useful decision-making information from large data bases
b.
keeping data secure so that unauthorized individuals cannot access the data
c.
computational procedure for data analysis
d.
computing the average for data
ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
4. In a questionnaire, respondents are asked to mark their gender as male or female. Gender is an example of the
a.
ordinal scale
b.
nominal scale
c.
ratio scale
d.
interval scale
ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
5. The nominal scale of measurement has the properties of the
a.
ordinal scale
b.
only interval scale
c.
ratio scale
d.
None of these alternatives is correct.
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
6. The scale of measurement that is used to rank order the observation for a variable is called the
a.
ratio scale
b.
ordinal scale
c.
nominal scale
d.
interval scale
ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
7. Some hotels ask their guests to rate the hotel's services as excellent, very good, good, and poor. This is an example of the
a.
ordinal scale
b.
ratio scale
c.
nominal scale
d.
interval scale
ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics