Test Bank for An Introduction to Statistic
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al Concepts, 4e by Debbie Hahs-
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Vaughn, Richard Lomax (All Chapters)
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Multiple-Choice
1. Jasminekiskexaminingkhowkteenagekgirlskviewktheirksatisfactionkwithkthei
rkappearance.k Inkherkstudy,k"gender"kiskwhichkofkthekfollowing?
a. Constant
b. Variable
2. Akresearcherkiskinterestedkinksatisfactionkofkfirst-
timekvisitorskatkDisneyworldkandkthuskherktargetkpopulationkiskfirst-
timekvisitors.k Inkthiskstudy,k“first-timekvisitors”kiskwhichkonekofkthekfollowing?
a. Constant
b. Variable
ANSWER:kA
3. BellekiskinterestedkinkshortktermkmemorykofkchildrenkwhokarekenrolledkinkHea
dkStartkprograms.k HerktargetkpopulationkiskHeadkStartkchildren.k Inkthiskstudy
,k“enrollmentkinkHeadkStart”kiskwhichkonekofkthekfollowing?
a. Constant
b. Variable
ANSWER:kA
4. Aurorakiskconductingkakstudykonksleepkhabitskofkadolescents,kwithkapproximatelyk
equalknumberskofkboyskandkgirlskparticipating.k Inkherkstudy,k"gender"kiskwhichkof
kthekfollowing?
a. Constant
b. Variable
ANSWER:kB
5. Akpreschoolkdirectorksurveyskparentskofkfour-year-
oldkchildrenkregardingkthektypeskofkschoolktheirkchildkwillkattendkinkkindergarten.
k Thekpreschoolkdirectorkfindskthatk85%kplanktokenrollktheirkchildkinkakpublickscho
olkandkthekremainingkparentskwillkenrollkinkprivatekorkhomeschool.k “Typekofkscho
ol,”kinkthiskscenario,kiskwhichkonekofkthekfollowing?
a. Constant
b. Variable
ANSWER:kB
,6. Forkintervalklevelkvariables,kwhichkofkthekfollowingkpropertieskdoesknotkapply?
a. ChocokMochakiskfivekunitsklowerkthankCocoakMocha.
b. ChocokMochakisktastierkthankCocoakMocha.
c. ChocokMochakisktwicekaskexpensivekaskCocoakMocha.
d. ChocokMochakiskdifferentkfromkCocoakMocha.
ANSWER:kC
7. Whichkofkthekfollowingkpropertieskiskappropriatekforkordinal,kbutknotkforknomina
lkvariables?
a. ChocokMochakisk$2kgreaterkthankCocoakMocha.
b. ChocokMochakiskdifferentkfromkCocoakMocha.
c. ChocokMochakisktastierkthankCocoakMocha.
d. ChocokMochakisktwicekaskexpensivekaskCocoakMocha.
ANSWER:kC
8. LilokhasksentkfourkmanuscriptsktokjournalsktokbekconsideredkforkreviewkwhilekStitc
hkhasksentkoutktwo.k Whichkscalekofkmeasurementkiskimpliedkbykthekquantitykofkp
ublications?
a. Nominal
b. Ordinal
c. Interval
d. Ratio
ANSWER:kD
9. Akresearcherkcreateskakvariablekcalledk“shampooktype”kthatkcategorizeskshampoo
kintokthreektypes:ka)kherbal;kb)kchemicallykbalanced;kandkc)knon-
additive.k Whatktypekofkmeasurementkscalekisk“shampookcategory?”
a. Nominal
b. Ordinal
c. Interval
d. Ratio
ANSWER:kA
,10. Theknumberkofkbagelskpurchasedkbykstudentskatkthekstudentkunionkeachkdayki
skconsideredkwhichkmeasurementkscale?
a. Nominal
b. Ordinal
c. Interval
d. Ratio
ANSWER:kD
11. Jenniferkcountsktheknumberkofkstudentskthatkpurchaseklunchkfromkthekstuden
tkunionkonkMonday.kWhichkmeasurementkscalekisk"theknumberkofkstudentsktha
tkpurchaseklunch"?
a. Nominal
b. Ordinal
c. Interval
d. Ratio
ANSWER:kD
12. Wesleykcreateskakvariablekthatkiskcalledk“truckksize”kthatkcategorizesktruckskintok
threektypes:ka)kcompact;kb)kmid-sized;kc)kfull-
sizekandkd)kmonster.k Whatktypekofkmeasurementkscalekisk“truckksize?”
a. Nominal
b. Ordinal
c. Interval
d. Ratio
ANSWER:kB
13. Lukekiskshoppingkforkengagementkringskandkdecidesktherekarekthreektypeskofkdia
monds:k 1)ktiny;k2)kaverage;kandk3)khuge.k Whatkiskthekmeasurementkscalekfork"t
ypekofkdiamond"kbasedkonkLuke'skclassification?
a. Nominal
b. Ordinal
c. Interval
d. Ratio
ANSWER:kB
, 14. Mariekiskcleaningkoutkherktoykboxkandkgroupskherktoyskintokthekfollowingkcate
gories:k a)kstuffedkanimals;kb)kelectronicktoyskandkgames;kc)kbooks;kandkd)ktoy
sktokdonatektokcharity.k WhatkiskthekmeasurementkscalekforkMarie'sktoykcategori
es?
a. Nominal
b. Ordinal
c. Interval
d. Ratio
ANSWER:kA
15. AfterkMariekcleanskoutkherktoykbox,kshekcountsktheknumberkofktoyskthatkshekplan
sktokdonatektokcharity.kWhatkiskthekmeasurementkscalekforkthiskvariable?
a. Nominal
b. Ordinal
c. Interval
d. Ratio
ANSWER:kD
16. Akquestionkonkaksurveykcompletedkbykdancerskaskedkwhichkstylekofkdancekwask
theirkfavorite.kOptionskincludedkthekfollowing:ka)kballet;kb)kjazz;kc)klyrical;kandkd
)ktap.kWhatkiskthekmeasurementkscalekofkthiskvariable?
a. Nominal
b. Ordinal
c. Interval
d. Ratio
ANSWER:kA
17. Akpoolkcompanykconductedkaksurveykandkaskedkrespondentsktokindicatekthekidea
lktemperaturekinkwhichktokswim.k Respondentskwerekaskedktokrespondkinkwholekn
umberskusingkthekFahrenheitkscale.k Whatkiskthekmeasurementkscalekofkthiskvaria
ble?
a. Nominal
b. Ordinal
c. Interval
d. Ratio
ANSWER:kC
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al Concepts, 4e by Debbie Hahs-
k k k k k
Vaughn, Richard Lomax (All Chapters)
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Multiple-Choice
1. Jasminekiskexaminingkhowkteenagekgirlskviewktheirksatisfactionkwithkthei
rkappearance.k Inkherkstudy,k"gender"kiskwhichkofkthekfollowing?
a. Constant
b. Variable
2. Akresearcherkiskinterestedkinksatisfactionkofkfirst-
timekvisitorskatkDisneyworldkandkthuskherktargetkpopulationkiskfirst-
timekvisitors.k Inkthiskstudy,k“first-timekvisitors”kiskwhichkonekofkthekfollowing?
a. Constant
b. Variable
ANSWER:kA
3. BellekiskinterestedkinkshortktermkmemorykofkchildrenkwhokarekenrolledkinkHea
dkStartkprograms.k HerktargetkpopulationkiskHeadkStartkchildren.k Inkthiskstudy
,k“enrollmentkinkHeadkStart”kiskwhichkonekofkthekfollowing?
a. Constant
b. Variable
ANSWER:kA
4. Aurorakiskconductingkakstudykonksleepkhabitskofkadolescents,kwithkapproximatelyk
equalknumberskofkboyskandkgirlskparticipating.k Inkherkstudy,k"gender"kiskwhichkof
kthekfollowing?
a. Constant
b. Variable
ANSWER:kB
5. Akpreschoolkdirectorksurveyskparentskofkfour-year-
oldkchildrenkregardingkthektypeskofkschoolktheirkchildkwillkattendkinkkindergarten.
k Thekpreschoolkdirectorkfindskthatk85%kplanktokenrollktheirkchildkinkakpublickscho
olkandkthekremainingkparentskwillkenrollkinkprivatekorkhomeschool.k “Typekofkscho
ol,”kinkthiskscenario,kiskwhichkonekofkthekfollowing?
a. Constant
b. Variable
ANSWER:kB
,6. Forkintervalklevelkvariables,kwhichkofkthekfollowingkpropertieskdoesknotkapply?
a. ChocokMochakiskfivekunitsklowerkthankCocoakMocha.
b. ChocokMochakisktastierkthankCocoakMocha.
c. ChocokMochakisktwicekaskexpensivekaskCocoakMocha.
d. ChocokMochakiskdifferentkfromkCocoakMocha.
ANSWER:kC
7. Whichkofkthekfollowingkpropertieskiskappropriatekforkordinal,kbutknotkforknomina
lkvariables?
a. ChocokMochakisk$2kgreaterkthankCocoakMocha.
b. ChocokMochakiskdifferentkfromkCocoakMocha.
c. ChocokMochakisktastierkthankCocoakMocha.
d. ChocokMochakisktwicekaskexpensivekaskCocoakMocha.
ANSWER:kC
8. LilokhasksentkfourkmanuscriptsktokjournalsktokbekconsideredkforkreviewkwhilekStitc
hkhasksentkoutktwo.k Whichkscalekofkmeasurementkiskimpliedkbykthekquantitykofkp
ublications?
a. Nominal
b. Ordinal
c. Interval
d. Ratio
ANSWER:kD
9. Akresearcherkcreateskakvariablekcalledk“shampooktype”kthatkcategorizeskshampoo
kintokthreektypes:ka)kherbal;kb)kchemicallykbalanced;kandkc)knon-
additive.k Whatktypekofkmeasurementkscalekisk“shampookcategory?”
a. Nominal
b. Ordinal
c. Interval
d. Ratio
ANSWER:kA
,10. Theknumberkofkbagelskpurchasedkbykstudentskatkthekstudentkunionkeachkdayki
skconsideredkwhichkmeasurementkscale?
a. Nominal
b. Ordinal
c. Interval
d. Ratio
ANSWER:kD
11. Jenniferkcountsktheknumberkofkstudentskthatkpurchaseklunchkfromkthekstuden
tkunionkonkMonday.kWhichkmeasurementkscalekisk"theknumberkofkstudentsktha
tkpurchaseklunch"?
a. Nominal
b. Ordinal
c. Interval
d. Ratio
ANSWER:kD
12. Wesleykcreateskakvariablekthatkiskcalledk“truckksize”kthatkcategorizesktruckskintok
threektypes:ka)kcompact;kb)kmid-sized;kc)kfull-
sizekandkd)kmonster.k Whatktypekofkmeasurementkscalekisk“truckksize?”
a. Nominal
b. Ordinal
c. Interval
d. Ratio
ANSWER:kB
13. Lukekiskshoppingkforkengagementkringskandkdecidesktherekarekthreektypeskofkdia
monds:k 1)ktiny;k2)kaverage;kandk3)khuge.k Whatkiskthekmeasurementkscalekfork"t
ypekofkdiamond"kbasedkonkLuke'skclassification?
a. Nominal
b. Ordinal
c. Interval
d. Ratio
ANSWER:kB
, 14. Mariekiskcleaningkoutkherktoykboxkandkgroupskherktoyskintokthekfollowingkcate
gories:k a)kstuffedkanimals;kb)kelectronicktoyskandkgames;kc)kbooks;kandkd)ktoy
sktokdonatektokcharity.k WhatkiskthekmeasurementkscalekforkMarie'sktoykcategori
es?
a. Nominal
b. Ordinal
c. Interval
d. Ratio
ANSWER:kA
15. AfterkMariekcleanskoutkherktoykbox,kshekcountsktheknumberkofktoyskthatkshekplan
sktokdonatektokcharity.kWhatkiskthekmeasurementkscalekforkthiskvariable?
a. Nominal
b. Ordinal
c. Interval
d. Ratio
ANSWER:kD
16. Akquestionkonkaksurveykcompletedkbykdancerskaskedkwhichkstylekofkdancekwask
theirkfavorite.kOptionskincludedkthekfollowing:ka)kballet;kb)kjazz;kc)klyrical;kandkd
)ktap.kWhatkiskthekmeasurementkscalekofkthiskvariable?
a. Nominal
b. Ordinal
c. Interval
d. Ratio
ANSWER:kA
17. Akpoolkcompanykconductedkaksurveykandkaskedkrespondentsktokindicatekthekidea
lktemperaturekinkwhichktokswim.k Respondentskwerekaskedktokrespondkinkwholekn
umberskusingkthekFahrenheitkscale.k Whatkiskthekmeasurementkscalekofkthiskvaria
ble?
a. Nominal
b. Ordinal
c. Interval
d. Ratio
ANSWER:kC
