TEST BANK
LAURA IOSSI
ELEMENTARY STATISTICS USING
EXCEL
6th EDITION
Mario F. Triola
Answers At The End Of Each Chapter
,Chapter 1 Exam A
Name
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) Determine whether the given description corresponds to an experiment or an observational 1)____________
study. A stock analyst selects a stock from a group of twenty for investment by choosing the
stock with the greatest earnings per share reported for the last quarter.
A) Experiment B) Observational study
2) Identify which type of sampling is used. The name of each contestant is written on a separate 2)____________
card, the cards are placed in a bag, and three names are picked from the bag.
A) Simple Random
B) Cluster
C) Convenience
D) Stratified
E) Systematic
3) Identify which type of sampling is used. To avoid working late, a quality control analyst 3)___________
simply inspects the first 100 items produced in a day.
A) Systematic
B) Stratified
C) Convenience
D) Cluster
E) Simple Random
4) An education expert is researching teaching methods and wishes to interview teachers from a 4)___________
particular school district. She randomly selects ten schools from the district and interviews
all of the teachers at the selected schools. Does this sampling plan result in a random sample?
Simple random sample? Explain.
A) No; no. The sample is not random because teachers in small schools are more likely
to be selected than teachers in larger schools. It is not a simple random sample
because some samples are not possible, such as a sample that includes teachers from
schools that were not selected.
B) Yes; yes. The sample is random because all teachers have the same chance of being
selected. It is a simple random sample because all samples have the same chance of
being selected.
C) Yes; no. The sample is random because all teachers have the same chance of being
selected. It is not a simple random sample because some samples are not possible,
such as a sample that includes teachers from schools that were not selected.
D) No; yes. The sample is not random because teachers in small schools are more likely
to be selected than teachers in larger schools. It is a simple random sample because
all samples have the same chance of being selected.
5) Identify the type of observational study used. A town obtains current employment data by 5)__________
polling 10,000 of its citizens this month.
A) Prospective B) Retrospective C) Cross-sectional D) None of these
6) Determine whether the given value is a discrete or continuous variable. People are asked to 6)__________
state how many times in the last month they visited their family doctor.
A) Continuous B) Discrete
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,7) Determine which of the four levels of measurement is most appropriate. Students’ grades, 7)__________
A, B, or C, on a test.
A) Interval B) Nominal C) Ordinal D) Ratio
8) A tax auditor selects every 1000th income tax return that is received. Identify which of these 8)__________
types of sampling is used.
A) Stratified
B) Systematic
C) S i m p l e Random
D) Cluster
E) Convenience
9) Determine whether the given value is a statistic or a parameter. Thirty percent of all dog 9)__________
owners poop scoop after their dog.
A) Statistic B) Parameter
10) Determine whether the given value is from a discrete or continuous data set. The time it 10)__________
takes a computer to complete a task.
A) Continuous B) Discrete
11) On a test, 74% of the questions are answered correctly. If 111 questions are correct, how 11)__________
many questions are on the test?
A) 37 questions B) 67 questions
C) 150 questions D) 82 questions
12) Researchers collect data by interviewing athletes who have won Olympic gold medals from 12)__________
1992 to 2016. Identify the type of study.
A) Retrospective B) Cross-sectional
C) Prospective D) None of these
13) A psychology student wishes to investigate differences in political opinions between business 13)__________
majors and political science majors at her college. She randomly selects 100 students from the
260 business majors and 100 students from the 180 political science majors. Does this
sampling plan result in a random sample? Simple random sample? Explain.
A) Yes; yes. The sample is random because all students have the same chance of being
selected. It is a simple random sample because all samples of size 200 have the same
chance of being selected.
B) No; yes. The sample is not random because political science majors have a greater
chance of being selected than business majors. It is a simple random sample because
all samples of size 200 have the same chance of being selected.
C) No; no. The sample is not random because political science majors have a greater
chance of being selected than business majors. It is not a simple random sample
because some samples are not possible, such as a sample consisting of 50 business
majors and 150 political science majors.
D) Yes; no. The sample is random because all students have the same chance of being
selected. It is not a simple random sample because some samples are not possible,
such as a sample consisting of 50 business majors and 150 political science majors.
14) Correlation does not imply _____________. 14)__________
A) Linearity B) Bias C) Causation D) Significance
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, 15) There are many potential pitfalls that can cause problems when analyzing data. Which of 15)__________
these choices are not classified as a potential pitfall?
A) Order of survey questions B) Nonresponse
C) Self-reported data D) Measured data
16) A management survey for a company surveyed 235 employees. 44.7% of the employees 16)__________
surveyed were females. The number of males would be ___________________.
A) 130 B) 105 C) 13 D) Unable to determine
17) What type of data values are quantitative and the number of values is finite or countable? 17)__________
A) Interval B) Discrete C) Categorical D) Continuous
18) A _______________ is the collection of data from every member of the population. 18)__________
A) sample B) census C) placebo D) statistic
19) A ______________ is the complete collection of all measurements or data collected, whereas, 19)__________
a _____________ is a subcollection of members selected from the complete collection.
A) population; sample B) sample; population
C) sample; census D) population; parameter
20) The four levels of measurement that are commonly used for classifying data are ratio, 20)__________
________, ________, and ________.
A) interval, normal, ordinary B) nominal, ordinal, interval
C) nominal, ordinal, categorical D) normal, ordinal, interval
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LAURA IOSSI
ELEMENTARY STATISTICS USING
EXCEL
6th EDITION
Mario F. Triola
Answers At The End Of Each Chapter
,Chapter 1 Exam A
Name
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) Determine whether the given description corresponds to an experiment or an observational 1)____________
study. A stock analyst selects a stock from a group of twenty for investment by choosing the
stock with the greatest earnings per share reported for the last quarter.
A) Experiment B) Observational study
2) Identify which type of sampling is used. The name of each contestant is written on a separate 2)____________
card, the cards are placed in a bag, and three names are picked from the bag.
A) Simple Random
B) Cluster
C) Convenience
D) Stratified
E) Systematic
3) Identify which type of sampling is used. To avoid working late, a quality control analyst 3)___________
simply inspects the first 100 items produced in a day.
A) Systematic
B) Stratified
C) Convenience
D) Cluster
E) Simple Random
4) An education expert is researching teaching methods and wishes to interview teachers from a 4)___________
particular school district. She randomly selects ten schools from the district and interviews
all of the teachers at the selected schools. Does this sampling plan result in a random sample?
Simple random sample? Explain.
A) No; no. The sample is not random because teachers in small schools are more likely
to be selected than teachers in larger schools. It is not a simple random sample
because some samples are not possible, such as a sample that includes teachers from
schools that were not selected.
B) Yes; yes. The sample is random because all teachers have the same chance of being
selected. It is a simple random sample because all samples have the same chance of
being selected.
C) Yes; no. The sample is random because all teachers have the same chance of being
selected. It is not a simple random sample because some samples are not possible,
such as a sample that includes teachers from schools that were not selected.
D) No; yes. The sample is not random because teachers in small schools are more likely
to be selected than teachers in larger schools. It is a simple random sample because
all samples have the same chance of being selected.
5) Identify the type of observational study used. A town obtains current employment data by 5)__________
polling 10,000 of its citizens this month.
A) Prospective B) Retrospective C) Cross-sectional D) None of these
6) Determine whether the given value is a discrete or continuous variable. People are asked to 6)__________
state how many times in the last month they visited their family doctor.
A) Continuous B) Discrete
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,7) Determine which of the four levels of measurement is most appropriate. Students’ grades, 7)__________
A, B, or C, on a test.
A) Interval B) Nominal C) Ordinal D) Ratio
8) A tax auditor selects every 1000th income tax return that is received. Identify which of these 8)__________
types of sampling is used.
A) Stratified
B) Systematic
C) S i m p l e Random
D) Cluster
E) Convenience
9) Determine whether the given value is a statistic or a parameter. Thirty percent of all dog 9)__________
owners poop scoop after their dog.
A) Statistic B) Parameter
10) Determine whether the given value is from a discrete or continuous data set. The time it 10)__________
takes a computer to complete a task.
A) Continuous B) Discrete
11) On a test, 74% of the questions are answered correctly. If 111 questions are correct, how 11)__________
many questions are on the test?
A) 37 questions B) 67 questions
C) 150 questions D) 82 questions
12) Researchers collect data by interviewing athletes who have won Olympic gold medals from 12)__________
1992 to 2016. Identify the type of study.
A) Retrospective B) Cross-sectional
C) Prospective D) None of these
13) A psychology student wishes to investigate differences in political opinions between business 13)__________
majors and political science majors at her college. She randomly selects 100 students from the
260 business majors and 100 students from the 180 political science majors. Does this
sampling plan result in a random sample? Simple random sample? Explain.
A) Yes; yes. The sample is random because all students have the same chance of being
selected. It is a simple random sample because all samples of size 200 have the same
chance of being selected.
B) No; yes. The sample is not random because political science majors have a greater
chance of being selected than business majors. It is a simple random sample because
all samples of size 200 have the same chance of being selected.
C) No; no. The sample is not random because political science majors have a greater
chance of being selected than business majors. It is not a simple random sample
because some samples are not possible, such as a sample consisting of 50 business
majors and 150 political science majors.
D) Yes; no. The sample is random because all students have the same chance of being
selected. It is not a simple random sample because some samples are not possible,
such as a sample consisting of 50 business majors and 150 political science majors.
14) Correlation does not imply _____________. 14)__________
A) Linearity B) Bias C) Causation D) Significance
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, 15) There are many potential pitfalls that can cause problems when analyzing data. Which of 15)__________
these choices are not classified as a potential pitfall?
A) Order of survey questions B) Nonresponse
C) Self-reported data D) Measured data
16) A management survey for a company surveyed 235 employees. 44.7% of the employees 16)__________
surveyed were females. The number of males would be ___________________.
A) 130 B) 105 C) 13 D) Unable to determine
17) What type of data values are quantitative and the number of values is finite or countable? 17)__________
A) Interval B) Discrete C) Categorical D) Continuous
18) A _______________ is the collection of data from every member of the population. 18)__________
A) sample B) census C) placebo D) statistic
19) A ______________ is the complete collection of all measurements or data collected, whereas, 19)__________
a _____________ is a subcollection of members selected from the complete collection.
A) population; sample B) sample; population
C) sample; census D) population; parameter
20) The four levels of measurement that are commonly used for classifying data are ratio, 20)__________
________, ________, and ________.
A) interval, normal, ordinary B) nominal, ordinal, interval
C) nominal, ordinal, categorical D) normal, ordinal, interval
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