TEST BANK for Biostatistics for the Biological and
Health Sciences 2nd Edition by Marc Triola, Mario
Triola & Jason Roy
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, Chapter 1: Introduction to Statistics
1. Determine whether the given value is a statistic or a parameter: The average (mean) weight of all
newborns in a hospital over a month is 7.5 pounds.
• A. Statistic
• B. Parameter
Answer: B
Rationale: Since it refers to the entire population of newborns in the hospital, it is a parameter.
2. Determine whether the given value is a statistic or a parameter: A survey of 100 patients found that
60% were satisfied with their healthcare.
• A. Statistic
• B. Parameter
Answer: A
Rationale: The value is based on a sample, making it a statistic.
3. Which of the following represents a population?
• A. A sample of 200 patients from a hospital
• B. All patients admitted to a hospital in 2023
• C. A group of patients selected for a study
• D. 50 diabetic patients from a clinic
Answer: B
Rationale: A population includes all members of a group, while a sample is a subset of the population.
4. A nurse records the number of times each patient visits the clinic in a month. What type of data is this?
• A. Discrete
• B. Continuous
• C. Nominal
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,• D. Ordinal
Answer: A
Rationale: The number of visits is discrete data because it represents countable whole numbers.
5. A researcher measures the height of patients in a clinic. What level of measurement is height?
• A. Nominal
• B. Ordinal
• C. Interval
• D. Ratio
Answer: D
Rationale: Height is measured on a ratio scale because it has a true zero and meaningful differences
between values.
6. Which type of data is temperature in Celsius?
• A. Nominal
• B. Ordinal
• C. Interval
• D. Ratio
Answer: C
Rationale: Temperature in Celsius is interval data because it has no true zero, but the differences between
values are meaningful.
7. Determine whether the data is discrete or continuous: The number of babies born in a hospital each
day.
• A. Discrete
• B. Continuous
Answer: A
Rationale: The number of babies born is discrete because it represents countable whole numbers.
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, 8. Determine-whether-the-data-is-discrete-or-continuous:-The-weight-of-each-newborn-in-a-hospital.
• A.-Discrete
• B.-
Continuous-Answer:-
B
Rationale:-Weight-is-continuous-data-because-it-can-take-any-value-within-a-range.
9. A-nurse-collects-data-on-the-number-of-days-patients-spend-in-the-hospital.-What-level-of-measurement-
is-this?
• A.-Nominal
• B.-Ordinal
• C.-Interval
• D.-
Ratio-Answer:-
D
Rationale:-The-number-of-days-is-ratio-data-because-it-has-a-true-zero-and-meaningful-differences-between-
values.
10. A-researcher-categorizes-patients-by-blood-type.-What-level-of-measurement-is-this?
• A.-Nominal
• B.-Ordinal
• C.-Interval
• D.-
Ratio-Answer:-
A
Rationale:-Blood-type-is-nominal-data-because-it-represents-categories-without-a-meaningful-order.
11. In-a-study,-the-ages-of-participants-are-recorded.-What-type-of-variable-is-age?
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Health Sciences 2nd Edition by Marc Triola, Mario
Triola & Jason Roy
All Chapters Included 1-14| Expert Approved Q&As with
Rationales for Exam Preparations| A+ GRADE
GUARANTEED
Page | 1
, Chapter 1: Introduction to Statistics
1. Determine whether the given value is a statistic or a parameter: The average (mean) weight of all
newborns in a hospital over a month is 7.5 pounds.
• A. Statistic
• B. Parameter
Answer: B
Rationale: Since it refers to the entire population of newborns in the hospital, it is a parameter.
2. Determine whether the given value is a statistic or a parameter: A survey of 100 patients found that
60% were satisfied with their healthcare.
• A. Statistic
• B. Parameter
Answer: A
Rationale: The value is based on a sample, making it a statistic.
3. Which of the following represents a population?
• A. A sample of 200 patients from a hospital
• B. All patients admitted to a hospital in 2023
• C. A group of patients selected for a study
• D. 50 diabetic patients from a clinic
Answer: B
Rationale: A population includes all members of a group, while a sample is a subset of the population.
4. A nurse records the number of times each patient visits the clinic in a month. What type of data is this?
• A. Discrete
• B. Continuous
• C. Nominal
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,• D. Ordinal
Answer: A
Rationale: The number of visits is discrete data because it represents countable whole numbers.
5. A researcher measures the height of patients in a clinic. What level of measurement is height?
• A. Nominal
• B. Ordinal
• C. Interval
• D. Ratio
Answer: D
Rationale: Height is measured on a ratio scale because it has a true zero and meaningful differences
between values.
6. Which type of data is temperature in Celsius?
• A. Nominal
• B. Ordinal
• C. Interval
• D. Ratio
Answer: C
Rationale: Temperature in Celsius is interval data because it has no true zero, but the differences between
values are meaningful.
7. Determine whether the data is discrete or continuous: The number of babies born in a hospital each
day.
• A. Discrete
• B. Continuous
Answer: A
Rationale: The number of babies born is discrete because it represents countable whole numbers.
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, 8. Determine-whether-the-data-is-discrete-or-continuous:-The-weight-of-each-newborn-in-a-hospital.
• A.-Discrete
• B.-
Continuous-Answer:-
B
Rationale:-Weight-is-continuous-data-because-it-can-take-any-value-within-a-range.
9. A-nurse-collects-data-on-the-number-of-days-patients-spend-in-the-hospital.-What-level-of-measurement-
is-this?
• A.-Nominal
• B.-Ordinal
• C.-Interval
• D.-
Ratio-Answer:-
D
Rationale:-The-number-of-days-is-ratio-data-because-it-has-a-true-zero-and-meaningful-differences-between-
values.
10. A-researcher-categorizes-patients-by-blood-type.-What-level-of-measurement-is-this?
• A.-Nominal
• B.-Ordinal
• C.-Interval
• D.-
Ratio-Answer:-
A
Rationale:-Blood-type-is-nominal-data-because-it-represents-categories-without-a-meaningful-order.
11. In-a-study,-the-ages-of-participants-are-recorded.-What-type-of-variable-is-age?
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