BUAL 2600 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
Convience Sampling - Answers - In _____________ we select elements because they
are easy to sample
Probability Sampling - Answers - __________ is where we know the chance that each
element will be included in the sample, which allows us to make statistical inferences
about the same population
All of the above - Answers - Which of the following is a type of question used in survey
research? Dichotomous, Open-ended, and Multiple Choice
Frame - Answers - A ____________ is a list of all the units in a population
Dichotomous - Answers - A yes or no question is __________
Sampling Error - Answers - __________ is the difference between a numerical
descriptor of the population and the corresponding descriptor of the sample
Mileage of a car - Answers - Which of the following is a quantitative variable? the
manufacturer of a cell phone, a person's gender, mileage of a car, whether a person is a
college graduate, whether a person has a charge account
whether a person has a traffic violation - Answers - Which of the following is a categorial
variable? air temperature, bank account balance, daily sales in a store, whether a
person has a traffic violation, value of company stock
Observations - Answers - Measurements from a population are called __________
Statistical interference - Answers - ___________ is the science of using a sample to
make generalizations about the important aspects of a population
Interval - Answers - College entrance exam scores, such as SAT scores, are an
example of a __________ variable
Ratio - Answers - The number of miles a truck is driven before it is overhauled is an of a
__________
Nominative - Answers - A __________ variable is a qualitative variable such that there
is no meaningful ordering or ranking of the categories
Variable - Answers - Any characteristic of a population unit is a __________
Census - Answers - Examining all population measurements is called __________
Convience Sampling - Answers - In _____________ we select elements because they
are easy to sample
Probability Sampling - Answers - __________ is where we know the chance that each
element will be included in the sample, which allows us to make statistical inferences
about the same population
All of the above - Answers - Which of the following is a type of question used in survey
research? Dichotomous, Open-ended, and Multiple Choice
Frame - Answers - A ____________ is a list of all the units in a population
Dichotomous - Answers - A yes or no question is __________
Sampling Error - Answers - __________ is the difference between a numerical
descriptor of the population and the corresponding descriptor of the sample
Mileage of a car - Answers - Which of the following is a quantitative variable? the
manufacturer of a cell phone, a person's gender, mileage of a car, whether a person is a
college graduate, whether a person has a charge account
whether a person has a traffic violation - Answers - Which of the following is a categorial
variable? air temperature, bank account balance, daily sales in a store, whether a
person has a traffic violation, value of company stock
Observations - Answers - Measurements from a population are called __________
Statistical interference - Answers - ___________ is the science of using a sample to
make generalizations about the important aspects of a population
Interval - Answers - College entrance exam scores, such as SAT scores, are an
example of a __________ variable
Ratio - Answers - The number of miles a truck is driven before it is overhauled is an of a
__________
Nominative - Answers - A __________ variable is a qualitative variable such that there
is no meaningful ordering or ranking of the categories
Variable - Answers - Any characteristic of a population unit is a __________
Census - Answers - Examining all population measurements is called __________
