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Test bank for Elementary Statistics: Picturing
the World 8th edition by Ron Larson
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, 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
A. sample B. population
Answer: A
2. The age of each employee at a local grocery store
A. sample B. population
Answer: B
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 1,947 American households found that 53% of the households own a computer.
Answer: population: collection of all American households; sample: collection of 1,947 American households
surveyed
4. When 1,564 American households were surveyed, it was found that 56% of them owned two cars.
Answer: population: collection of all American households; sample: collection of 1,564 American households
surveyed
5. A survey of 2625 elementary school children found that 28% of the children could be classified as obese.
Answer: population: elementary school children; sample: collection of 2625 elementary school children
surveyed.
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.
A. Population: Magazine subscribers; Sample; Magazine subscribers who renew their subscription
B. Population: Magazine subscribers who renew their subscription; Sample: Magazine subscribers
Answer: A
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 12,000 of its 175,000
graduates was $95,000.
Answer: It describes a statistic because the number $95,000 is based on a subset of the population.
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Test bank for Elementary Statistics: Picturing
the World 8th edition by Ron Larson
Full download contact
Full download contact
Full download contact
Full download contact
All chaper download@ qidiantiku.com
, 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
A. sample B. population
Answer: A
2. The age of each employee at a local grocery store
A. sample B. population
Answer: B
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 1,947 American households found that 53% of the households own a computer.
Answer: population: collection of all American households; sample: collection of 1,947 American households
surveyed
4. When 1,564 American households were surveyed, it was found that 56% of them owned two cars.
Answer: population: collection of all American households; sample: collection of 1,564 American households
surveyed
5. A survey of 2625 elementary school children found that 28% of the children could be classified as obese.
Answer: population: elementary school children; sample: collection of 2625 elementary school children
surveyed.
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.
A. Population: Magazine subscribers; Sample; Magazine subscribers who renew their subscription
B. Population: Magazine subscribers who renew their subscription; Sample: Magazine subscribers
Answer: A
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 12,000 of its 175,000
graduates was $95,000.
Answer: It describes a statistic because the number $95,000 is based on a subset of the population.
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