Chapter 13: Statistics Quiz

46 Questions | By Cendy | Last updated: Mar 22, 2022 | Total Attempts: 99

Questions

Settings

Create your own Quiz

They may seem boring when you’re younger, but statistics are absolutely fascinating when you get down to the nitty-gritty of them. Today we’ll be doing just that by testing your knowledge on statistics, what kinds of data it deals with and what it’s used for. Good luck!

Questions and Answers

1.

The art and science of gathering, analyzing, and making inferences (predictions) from numerical information obtained in an experiment
- A.
  
  Population
- B.
  
  Statistics
- C.
  
  cluster sample
- D.
  
  Class mark
2.

As the numerical information so obtained is referred
- A.
  
  unbiased sample
- B.
  
  area sample
- C.
  
  frequency distribution
- D.
  
  Data
3.

Is concerned with the collection, organization, and analysis of data
- A.
  
  Descriptive statistics
- B.
  
  Inferential statistics
- C.
  
  random number generator
- D.
  
  piece of data
4.

Is concerned with making generalizations or predictions from the data collected
- A.
  
  Descriptive statistics
- B.
  
  Inferential statistics
- C.
  
  random number generator
- D.
  
  Piece of data
5.

The entire contents of the box constitute the population, it consists of all items or people of interest
- A.
  
  Population
- B.
  
  area sample
- C.
  
  Frequency distribution
- D.
  
  midpoint of a class
6.

It’s the statistician often uses a subset of the population
- A.
  
  Statistics
- B.
  
  random number table
- C.
  
  Sample
- D.
  
  convenience sample
7.

The sum of the data divided by the number of pieces of data,it is used when the mean of a sample of the population is calculated
- A.
  
  s
- B.
  
  µ
- C.
  
  ¯x (x bar)
- D.
  
  σ
8.

Standard deviation, measures how much the data differ from the mean. It is used when the standard deviation by of a sample is calculated
- A.
  
  σ
- B.
  
  S
- C.
  
  µ
- D.
  
  ¯x (x bar)
9.

The sum of the data divided by the number of pieces of data, it is used when the mean of a sample of the entire population is calculated
- A.
  
  ¯x (x bar)
- B.
  
  µ
- C.
  
  σ
- D.
  
  S
10.

Standard deviation, measures how much the data differ from the mean, it is used when the standard deviation of the entire population is calculated
- A.
  
  ¯x (x bar)
- B.
  
  µ
- C.
  
  σ
- D.
  
  S
11.

Is one that is a religion, political affiliation, age, and so on…
- A.
  
  Systematic sample
- B.
  
  Frequency distribution
- C.
  
  convenience sample
- D.
  
  Unbiased sample
12.

If a sample is drawn in such a way that each time an item is selected each item in the population has an equal chance of being drawn.
- A.
  
  random sample
- B.
  
  Cluster sample
- C.
  
  systematic sample
- D.
  
  convenience sample
13.

When a sample is obtained by drawing every nth item on a list or production line.
- A.
  
  convenience sample
- B.
  
  Random sample
- C.
  
  systematic sample
- D.
  
  cluster sample
14.

Is sometimes referred to as an area sample because it is frequently applied on a geographical basis
- A.
  
  convenience sample
- B.
  
  Random sample
- C.
  
  systematic sample
- D.
  
  cluster sample
15.

It uses data that are easily or readily obtained
- A.
  
  convenience sample
- B.
  
  Random sample
- C.
  
  systematic sample
- D.
  
  cluster sample
16.

It is a device, usually a calculator or computer program, that produces a list of random number
- A.
  
  random number table
- B.
  
  Random number generator
- C.
  
  area sample
17.

It is a collection of random digits in which each digits has an equal chance or appearing
- A.
  
  random number table
- B.
  
  Random number generator
- C.
  
  area sample
18.

When a population is divided into parts, called strata, for the purpose of drawing a sample
- A.
  
  unbiased sample
- B.
  
  piece of data
- C.
  
  stratified sampling
- D.
  
  class width
19.

Known as class, when a population has varied characteristics and then take a random sample from each of class.
- A.
  
  stratum
- B.
  
  Piece of data
- C.
  
  Descriptive statistics
- D.
  
  Population
20.

It is a single response to an experiment. When the amount of date is large, it is usually advantageous to construct a frequency distribution
- A.
  
  Piece of data
- B.
  
  class width
- C.
  
  class mark
- D.
  
  histogram
21.

A listing of the observed values and the corresponding frequency of occurrence of each value
- A.
  
  stem-and-leaf display
- B.
  
  frequency polygon
- C.
  
  frequency distribution
- D.
  
  measures of central tendency
22.

To determine how far, in terms of standard deviations, a given score is from the mean of the distribution
- A.
  
  z-score
- B.
  
  rectangular distribution
- C.
  
  Measures of dispersion
- D.
  
  Measures of position
23.

It divided data into 4 equal parts, the 1^st is the value that is higher than about ¼ or 25% of the population, the 2^nd is the value that is higher than about ½ the population and is the same as the 50^th percentile, or the median, the 3^rd is the value that is higher than about ¾ of the population and is the same as the 75^th percentile
- A.
  
  median
- B.
  
  measures of position
- C.
  
  percentile
- D.
  
  quartiles
24.

The mean, median, and mode all have the same value
- A.
  
  skewed distribution
- B.
  
  Gaussian distribution
- C.
  
  J-shaped distribution
- D.
  
  Rectangular distribution
25.

It has more of a “tail” on one side than the other
- A.
  
  Gaussian distribution
- B.
  
  skewed distribution
- C.
  
  J-shaped distribution
- D.
  
  Rectangular distribution