c.
3
d.
4
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
66. Which of the following can be classified as quantitative data?
a.
interval and ordinal
b.
ratio and ordinal
c.
nominal and ordinal
d.
interval and ratio
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
67. The sample size
a.
can be larger than the population size
b.
is always smaller than the population size
c.
can be larger or smaller than the population size
d.
is always equal to the size of the population
ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
68. A population is
a.
the same as a sample
b.
the selection of a random sample
c.
the collection of all items of interest in a particular study
d.
always the same size as the sample
ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
69. In a random sample of 200 items, 5 items were defective. An estimate of the percentage of defective items in the population is
a.
5.0%
b.
2.5%
c.
200
d.
10.0%
ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
70. On a street, the houses are numbered from 300 to 450. The house numbers are examples of
a.
categorical data
b.
quantitative data
c.
both quantitative and categorical data
d.
neither quantitative nor categorical data
ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
71. A survey to collect data on the entire population is
a.
a census
b.
a sample
c.
a population
d.
an inference
ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
72. In Excel, a worksheet that displays the data for the problem and shows the results of the analysis is
a.
a formula worksheet
b.
a value worksheet
c.
an absolute worksheet
d.