Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World
9th Edition
Author: Ron Larson
This document contains the Test Bank for Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World (9th Edition) by Ron Larson.
The material includes exam-style questions used for quizzes, assignments, and exam preparation.
All chapters follow the same exam-style format used in instructor assessments.
Question types included in this Test Bank:
Multiple Choice Questions
Short Answer Questions
Answer Key Included
,Exam Chapter 01 9e - Larson
Name___________________________________
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Determine whether the data set is a population or a sample.
1) The age of every fourth person entering a department store 1)
A) sample B) population
2) The age of each employee at a local grocery store 2)
A) sample B) population
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
Identify the population and the sample.
3) A survey of 1,013 American households found that 64% of the households own a 3)
computer.
4) When 1,054 American households were surveyed, it was found that 75% of them owned 4)
two cars.
5) A survey of 2625 elementary school children found that 28% of the children could be 5)
classified as obese.
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Use the Venn diagram to identify the population and the sample.
6) 6)
A) Population: Magazine subscribers; Sample; Magazine subscribers who renew their
subscription
B) Population: Magazine subscribers who renew their subscription; Sample: Magazine
subscribers
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
Determine whether the numerical value is a parameter or a statistic. Explain your reasoning.
7) A recent survey by the alumni of a major university indicated that the average salary of 7)
7,000 of its 250,000 graduates was $100,000.
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, 8) The average salary of all assembly-line employees at a certain car manufacturer is 8)
$41,500.
9) A survey of 1,713 students was taken from a university with 8,500 students. 9)
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Identify whether the statement describes inferential statistics or descriptive statistics.
10) The average age of the students in a statistics class is 15 years. 10)
A) inferential statistics B) descriptive statistics
11) The chances of winning the California Lottery are one chance in twenty-two million. 11)
A) inferential statistics B) descriptive statistics
12) There is a relationship between smoking cigarettes and getting emphysema. 12)
A) descriptive statistics B) inferential statistics
13) From past figures, it is predicted that 12% of the registered voters in California will vote in the 13)
June primary.
A) inferential statistics B) descriptive statistics
14) Based on previous clients, a marriage counselor concludes that the majority of marriages that 14)
begin with cohabitation before marriage will result in divorce.
A) inferential statistics B) descriptive statistics
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
Provide an appropriate response.
15) Explain the difference between a sample and a population. 15)
16) If you had to do a statistical study, would you use a sample or a population? Why? 16)
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Determine whether the data are qualitative or quantitative.
17) the colors of automobiles on a used car lot 17)
A) qualitative B) quantitative
18) the number of complaint letters received by the United States Postal Service in a given day 18)
A) quantitative B) qualitative
19) the number of seats in a movie theater 19)
A) qualitative B) quantitative
20) the numbers on the shirts of a girl's soccer team 20)
A) qualitative B) quantitative
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, Identify the data set's level of measurement.
21) hair color of women on a high school tennis team 21)
A) ratio B) ordinal C) interval D) nominal
22) numbers on the shirts of a girl's soccer team 22)
A) interval B) nominal C) ordinal D) ratio
23) ages of students in a statistic class 23)
A) nominal B) ordinal C) interval D) ratio
24) temperatures of 84 selected refrigerators 24)
A) nominal B) interval C) ordinal D) ratio
25) number of milligrams of tar in 67 cigarettes 25)
A) nominal B) interval C) ratio D) ordinal
26) number of pages in your statistics book 26)
A) interval B) ratio C) nominal D) ordinal
27) marriage status (married, single, or divorced) of the faculty at the University of Colorado 27)
A) ordinal B) interval C) nominal D) ratio
28) list of 1,260 social security numbers 28)
A) interval B) ordinal C) nominal D) ratio
29) the ratings of a movie ranging from "poor" to "good" to "excellent" 29)
A) nominal B) ratio C) ordinal D) interval
30) the final grades (A, B, C, D, and F) for students in a statistics class 30)
A) ordinal B) interval C) nominal D) ratio
31) the annual salaries for all teachers in California 31)
A) ratio B) ordinal C) nominal D) interval
32) list of zip codes for Chicago 32)
A) nominal B) ratio C) interval D) ordinal
33) the nationalities listed in a recent survey (for example, Asian, European, or Hispanic). 33)
A) ordinal B) nominal C) ratio D) interval
34) the amounts of fat (in grams) in 65 cookies 34)
A) ordinal B) ratio C) interval D) nominal
35) the years the summer Olympics were held in the United States 35)
A) interval B) nominal C) ordinal D) ratio
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9th Edition
Author: Ron Larson
This document contains the Test Bank for Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World (9th Edition) by Ron Larson.
The material includes exam-style questions used for quizzes, assignments, and exam preparation.
All chapters follow the same exam-style format used in instructor assessments.
Question types included in this Test Bank:
Multiple Choice Questions
Short Answer Questions
Answer Key Included
,Exam Chapter 01 9e - Larson
Name___________________________________
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Determine whether the data set is a population or a sample.
1) The age of every fourth person entering a department store 1)
A) sample B) population
2) The age of each employee at a local grocery store 2)
A) sample B) population
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
Identify the population and the sample.
3) A survey of 1,013 American households found that 64% of the households own a 3)
computer.
4) When 1,054 American households were surveyed, it was found that 75% of them owned 4)
two cars.
5) A survey of 2625 elementary school children found that 28% of the children could be 5)
classified as obese.
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Use the Venn diagram to identify the population and the sample.
6) 6)
A) Population: Magazine subscribers; Sample; Magazine subscribers who renew their
subscription
B) Population: Magazine subscribers who renew their subscription; Sample: Magazine
subscribers
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
Determine whether the numerical value is a parameter or a statistic. Explain your reasoning.
7) A recent survey by the alumni of a major university indicated that the average salary of 7)
7,000 of its 250,000 graduates was $100,000.
1
, 8) The average salary of all assembly-line employees at a certain car manufacturer is 8)
$41,500.
9) A survey of 1,713 students was taken from a university with 8,500 students. 9)
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Identify whether the statement describes inferential statistics or descriptive statistics.
10) The average age of the students in a statistics class is 15 years. 10)
A) inferential statistics B) descriptive statistics
11) The chances of winning the California Lottery are one chance in twenty-two million. 11)
A) inferential statistics B) descriptive statistics
12) There is a relationship between smoking cigarettes and getting emphysema. 12)
A) descriptive statistics B) inferential statistics
13) From past figures, it is predicted that 12% of the registered voters in California will vote in the 13)
June primary.
A) inferential statistics B) descriptive statistics
14) Based on previous clients, a marriage counselor concludes that the majority of marriages that 14)
begin with cohabitation before marriage will result in divorce.
A) inferential statistics B) descriptive statistics
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
Provide an appropriate response.
15) Explain the difference between a sample and a population. 15)
16) If you had to do a statistical study, would you use a sample or a population? Why? 16)
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Determine whether the data are qualitative or quantitative.
17) the colors of automobiles on a used car lot 17)
A) qualitative B) quantitative
18) the number of complaint letters received by the United States Postal Service in a given day 18)
A) quantitative B) qualitative
19) the number of seats in a movie theater 19)
A) qualitative B) quantitative
20) the numbers on the shirts of a girl's soccer team 20)
A) qualitative B) quantitative
2
, Identify the data set's level of measurement.
21) hair color of women on a high school tennis team 21)
A) ratio B) ordinal C) interval D) nominal
22) numbers on the shirts of a girl's soccer team 22)
A) interval B) nominal C) ordinal D) ratio
23) ages of students in a statistic class 23)
A) nominal B) ordinal C) interval D) ratio
24) temperatures of 84 selected refrigerators 24)
A) nominal B) interval C) ordinal D) ratio
25) number of milligrams of tar in 67 cigarettes 25)
A) nominal B) interval C) ratio D) ordinal
26) number of pages in your statistics book 26)
A) interval B) ratio C) nominal D) ordinal
27) marriage status (married, single, or divorced) of the faculty at the University of Colorado 27)
A) ordinal B) interval C) nominal D) ratio
28) list of 1,260 social security numbers 28)
A) interval B) ordinal C) nominal D) ratio
29) the ratings of a movie ranging from "poor" to "good" to "excellent" 29)
A) nominal B) ratio C) ordinal D) interval
30) the final grades (A, B, C, D, and F) for students in a statistics class 30)
A) ordinal B) interval C) nominal D) ratio
31) the annual salaries for all teachers in California 31)
A) ratio B) ordinal C) nominal D) interval
32) list of zip codes for Chicago 32)
A) nominal B) ratio C) interval D) ordinal
33) the nationalities listed in a recent survey (for example, Asian, European, or Hispanic). 33)
A) ordinal B) nominal C) ratio D) interval
34) the amounts of fat (in grams) in 65 cookies 34)
A) ordinal B) ratio C) interval D) nominal
35) the years the summer Olympics were held in the United States 35)
A) interval B) nominal C) ordinal D) ratio
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