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MULTIPLEc CHOICE.c Choose cthe c one calternative cthatc bestccompletescthe cstatementcorcanswerscthe cquestion.
1) Determinecwhethercthecgiven cdescription ccorresponds ctocan cexperimentcorcan cobservationalcstudy.cAcstockcanalystcse
lects ca cstockcfromca cgroupcofctwentycforcinvestmentcbycchoosingcthecstockcwith cthecgreatestcearnings cpercsharecreporte
dcforctheclastcquarter.
A) Observational c study B)cExperiment
Objective: c Exam cA
2) Identifycwhich ctypecofcsamplingciscused.cThecnamecofceachccontestantciscwrittencon ca cseparateccard,ctheccardscarecpl
acedcin ca cbag,candcthreec names carecpickedc from cthecbag.
A) Stratified
B) SimplecRandom
C) Convenience
D) Cluster
E) Systematic
Objective: c Exam cA
3) Identifycwhich ctypecofcsamplingciscused.cTocavoidcworkingclate,ca cqualityccontrolcanalystcsimplycinspectscthecfirstc10
0 citems cproducedcin ca cday.
A) Stratified
B) SimplecRandom
C) Convenience
D) Systematic
E) Cluster
Objective: c Exam cA
4) An ceducation cexpertcis cresearchingcteachingcmethods candcwishes ctocinterviewcteachers cfrom cacparticularcschoolcdistri
ct.cShecrandomlycselectscten cschools cfrom cthecdistrictcandcinterviews callcofcthecteachers catcthecselectedcschools.cDoes c t
his c samplingc plan c resultc in c a c random c sample?c Simplec random c sample?c Explain.
A) Yes;cyes.cThecsamplecis crandom cbecausecallcteachers chavecthecsamecchancecofcbeingcselected.cItcis ca csimplecra
ndom c samplec becausec allc samples c havec thec samec chancec ofc beingc selected.
B) Yes;cno.cThecsamplecis crandom cbecausecallcteachers chavecthecsamecchancecofcbeingcselected.cItcis cnotca csimplecran
dom csamplecbecausecsomecsamples carecnotcpossible,csuch cas ca csamplecthatcincludes cteachers cfrom cschools cthatcw
erecnotcselected.
C) No;c yes.c Thec samplec is c notc randomc becausec teachersc inc smallc schoolsc arec morec likelyc toc bec selectedc than c
teachers cin clargercschools.cItcis cacsimplecrandomcsamplecbecausecallcsamples chavecthecsamecchancecofcbeingcsel
ected.
D) No;c no.c Thec samplec is c notc randomc becausec teachersc in c smallc schoolsc arec morec likelyc toc bec selectedc thanctea
chers cin clargercschools.cItciscnotcacsimplecrandomcsamplecbecausecsomecsamples carecnotcpossible,csuchcas cacsamp
lec thatcincludes c teachers cfrom c schools c thatc werec notc selected.
Objective: c Exam cA
5) Identifycthectypecofcobservationalcstudycused.cActown cobtainsccurrentcemploymentcdatacbycpollingc10,000 cofcitscci
tizens cthis cmonth.
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6) Determinecwhethercthecgiven cvaluecis cac discretecorccontinuouscvariable.cPeoplecarec askedctocstatec howcmanyctimes c i
n ctheclastcmonth ctheycvisitedctheircfamilycdoctor.
A) Continuous B)cDiscrete
Objective: c Exam cA
7) Determinecwhich cofcthecfourclevels cofcmeasurementcis cmostcappropriate.cStudents' cgrades,c A,cB,corcC,con ca ctest.
A) Nominal B)cInterval C)cRatio D)cOrdinal
Objective: c Exam cA
8) Actaxcauditorcselects ceveryc1000th cincomectaxcreturn cthatcis creceived.cIdentifycwhichcofcthesectypes cofcsamplingciscus
ed.
A) Stratified
B) Systematic
C) Cluster
D) Convenience
E) SimplecRandom
Objective: c Exam cA
9) Determinecwhethercthecgiven cvaluecis cacstatisticcorca cparameter.cThirtycpercentcofcallcdogcownerscpoopcscoopcaftercth
eircdog.
A) Parameter B)cStatistic
Objective: c Exam cA
10 ) Determinecwhethercthecgiven cvaluecis cfromcacdiscretecorccontinuouscdatacset.cThectimecitctakes caccomputerctocco
mpleteca ctask.
A) Continuous B)cDiscrete
Objective: c Exam cA
11 ) On ca ctest,c74%cofcthecquestionscarecansweredccorrectly.cIfc111 cquestionscareccorrect,chowcmanycquestionscareconcthecte
st?
A) 37 cquestions B)c 150 cquestions C)c 67 cquestions D)c 82 cquestions
Objective: c Exam cA
12 ) Researchers ccollectcdatacbycinterviewingcathletes cwhochavecwon cOlympiccgoldcmedalscfromc1992 ctoc2016.cIdentifycth
ectypecofcstudy.
A) Retrospective B)cProspective C)c Cross-sectional D)c Nonecofcthese
Objective: c Exam cA
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MULTIPLEc CHOICE.c Choose cthe c one calternative cthatc bestccompletescthe cstatementcorcanswerscthe cquestion.
1) Determinecwhethercthecgiven cdescription ccorresponds ctocan cexperimentcorcan cobservationalcstudy.cAcstockcanalystcse
lects ca cstockcfromca cgroupcofctwentycforcinvestmentcbycchoosingcthecstockcwith cthecgreatestcearnings cpercsharecreporte
dcforctheclastcquarter.
A) Observational c study B)cExperiment
Objective: c Exam cA
2) Identifycwhich ctypecofcsamplingciscused.cThecnamecofceachccontestantciscwrittencon ca cseparateccard,ctheccardscarecpl
acedcin ca cbag,candcthreec names carecpickedc from cthecbag.
A) Stratified
B) SimplecRandom
C) Convenience
D) Cluster
E) Systematic
Objective: c Exam cA
3) Identifycwhich ctypecofcsamplingciscused.cTocavoidcworkingclate,ca cqualityccontrolcanalystcsimplycinspectscthecfirstc10
0 citems cproducedcin ca cday.
A) Stratified
B) SimplecRandom
C) Convenience
D) Systematic
E) Cluster
Objective: c Exam cA
4) An ceducation cexpertcis cresearchingcteachingcmethods candcwishes ctocinterviewcteachers cfrom cacparticularcschoolcdistri
ct.cShecrandomlycselectscten cschools cfrom cthecdistrictcandcinterviews callcofcthecteachers catcthecselectedcschools.cDoes c t
his c samplingc plan c resultc in c a c random c sample?c Simplec random c sample?c Explain.
A) Yes;cyes.cThecsamplecis crandom cbecausecallcteachers chavecthecsamecchancecofcbeingcselected.cItcis ca csimplecra
ndom c samplec becausec allc samples c havec thec samec chancec ofc beingc selected.
B) Yes;cno.cThecsamplecis crandom cbecausecallcteachers chavecthecsamecchancecofcbeingcselected.cItcis cnotca csimplecran
dom csamplecbecausecsomecsamples carecnotcpossible,csuch cas ca csamplecthatcincludes cteachers cfrom cschools cthatcw
erecnotcselected.
C) No;c yes.c Thec samplec is c notc randomc becausec teachersc inc smallc schoolsc arec morec likelyc toc bec selectedc than c
teachers cin clargercschools.cItcis cacsimplecrandomcsamplecbecausecallcsamples chavecthecsamecchancecofcbeingcsel
ected.
D) No;c no.c Thec samplec is c notc randomc becausec teachersc in c smallc schoolsc arec morec likelyc toc bec selectedc thanctea
chers cin clargercschools.cItciscnotcacsimplecrandomcsamplecbecausecsomecsamples carecnotcpossible,csuchcas cacsamp
lec thatcincludes c teachers cfrom c schools c thatc werec notc selected.
Objective: c Exam cA
5) Identifycthectypecofcobservationalcstudycused.cActown cobtainsccurrentcemploymentcdatacbycpollingc10,000 cofcitscci
tizens cthis cmonth.
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6) Determinecwhethercthecgiven cvaluecis cac discretecorccontinuouscvariable.cPeoplecarec askedctocstatec howcmanyctimes c i
n ctheclastcmonth ctheycvisitedctheircfamilycdoctor.
A) Continuous B)cDiscrete
Objective: c Exam cA
7) Determinecwhich cofcthecfourclevels cofcmeasurementcis cmostcappropriate.cStudents' cgrades,c A,cB,corcC,con ca ctest.
A) Nominal B)cInterval C)cRatio D)cOrdinal
Objective: c Exam cA
8) Actaxcauditorcselects ceveryc1000th cincomectaxcreturn cthatcis creceived.cIdentifycwhichcofcthesectypes cofcsamplingciscus
ed.
A) Stratified
B) Systematic
C) Cluster
D) Convenience
E) SimplecRandom
Objective: c Exam cA
9) Determinecwhethercthecgiven cvaluecis cacstatisticcorca cparameter.cThirtycpercentcofcallcdogcownerscpoopcscoopcaftercth
eircdog.
A) Parameter B)cStatistic
Objective: c Exam cA
10 ) Determinecwhethercthecgiven cvaluecis cfromcacdiscretecorccontinuouscdatacset.cThectimecitctakes caccomputerctocco
mpleteca ctask.
A) Continuous B)cDiscrete
Objective: c Exam cA
11 ) On ca ctest,c74%cofcthecquestionscarecansweredccorrectly.cIfc111 cquestionscareccorrect,chowcmanycquestionscareconcthecte
st?
A) 37 cquestions B)c 150 cquestions C)c 67 cquestions D)c 82 cquestions
Objective: c Exam cA
12 ) Researchers ccollectcdatacbycinterviewingcathletes cwhochavecwon cOlympiccgoldcmedalscfromc1992 ctoc2016.cIdentifycth
ectypecofcstudy.
A) Retrospective B)cProspective C)c Cross-sectional D)c Nonecofcthese
Objective: c Exam cA
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