applied mathematics - unit 5: using statistics
in the social sciences UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
lesson 21 - CORRECT ANSWER - planning and conducting a survey study
why are surveys used in the social sciences? select all that apply. - CORRECT ANSWER - surveys
allow for data collection from a large sample of participants.
surveys allow for collection of data that are not directly observable in behavior.
which characteristic is essential in a survey research question? - CORRECT ANSWER - it must
pertain to a particular goal.
each student at a school has a student id number. the principal generates 70 random identification
numbers and the students with those numbers are designated as subjects in a survey study. which type of
sampling is used? - CORRECT ANSWER - simple random sampling
adrian would like to survey 50 high school students about their favorite extracurricular activity. which
item gives him the most reliable results? - CORRECT ANSWER - rank the following
extracurricular activities in the order from least to most favorite.
a psychology student conducted a survey and the results indicate that regular exercise leads to weight
loss. the student used this conclusion in his recent paper. what could be wrong with this conclusion? -
CORRECT ANSWER - the study did not take into account other factors such as the physiology
and diet of subjects.
lesson 22 - CORRECT ANSWER - statistical graphs in the social sciences, part 1
what kind of graph would you use to represent the number of newborns in your state annually for the last
20 years? - CORRECT ANSWER - line graph
, a social study was done in a daycare center to determine the time each child spent with each toy. the table
and graph represent this information. what is wrong with this bar graph? select all that apply. -
CORRECT ANSWER - scale is missing.
title and labels are missing.
facts are shown incorrectly.
a survey was done at a music school as to students' preferences of the type of music they would like to
play. the results are shown in the circle graph. what is wrong with this circle graph? - CORRECT
ANSWER - too much data is presented.
jodie plans a survey study to answer the question, "how much recreation do students get during the
summer holiday?"
what questions would best allow her to collect quantitative data? - CORRECT ANSWER - 0.5 of 1
how many hours do you spend doing chores?
how many times did you go to the beach this summer?
how many books did you read for homework this summer?
jeannie would like to survey 30 juniors about the quality of the cafeteria food. she randomly chooses three
classrooms where juniors are in english lessons and randomly selects 10 students to conduct her survey.
what type of sampling strategy is she using? - CORRECT ANSWER - cluster
the data represents how many out of 36 courses are sciences courses available to freshmen, sophomores,
juniors, and seniors at a particular high school. the distribution of percentages is presented in the image.
in the social sciences UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
lesson 21 - CORRECT ANSWER - planning and conducting a survey study
why are surveys used in the social sciences? select all that apply. - CORRECT ANSWER - surveys
allow for data collection from a large sample of participants.
surveys allow for collection of data that are not directly observable in behavior.
which characteristic is essential in a survey research question? - CORRECT ANSWER - it must
pertain to a particular goal.
each student at a school has a student id number. the principal generates 70 random identification
numbers and the students with those numbers are designated as subjects in a survey study. which type of
sampling is used? - CORRECT ANSWER - simple random sampling
adrian would like to survey 50 high school students about their favorite extracurricular activity. which
item gives him the most reliable results? - CORRECT ANSWER - rank the following
extracurricular activities in the order from least to most favorite.
a psychology student conducted a survey and the results indicate that regular exercise leads to weight
loss. the student used this conclusion in his recent paper. what could be wrong with this conclusion? -
CORRECT ANSWER - the study did not take into account other factors such as the physiology
and diet of subjects.
lesson 22 - CORRECT ANSWER - statistical graphs in the social sciences, part 1
what kind of graph would you use to represent the number of newborns in your state annually for the last
20 years? - CORRECT ANSWER - line graph
, a social study was done in a daycare center to determine the time each child spent with each toy. the table
and graph represent this information. what is wrong with this bar graph? select all that apply. -
CORRECT ANSWER - scale is missing.
title and labels are missing.
facts are shown incorrectly.
a survey was done at a music school as to students' preferences of the type of music they would like to
play. the results are shown in the circle graph. what is wrong with this circle graph? - CORRECT
ANSWER - too much data is presented.
jodie plans a survey study to answer the question, "how much recreation do students get during the
summer holiday?"
what questions would best allow her to collect quantitative data? - CORRECT ANSWER - 0.5 of 1
how many hours do you spend doing chores?
how many times did you go to the beach this summer?
how many books did you read for homework this summer?
jeannie would like to survey 30 juniors about the quality of the cafeteria food. she randomly chooses three
classrooms where juniors are in english lessons and randomly selects 10 students to conduct her survey.
what type of sampling strategy is she using? - CORRECT ANSWER - cluster
the data represents how many out of 36 courses are sciences courses available to freshmen, sophomores,
juniors, and seniors at a particular high school. the distribution of percentages is presented in the image.
