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gSeptemberg2015gtheygconductedgtelephoneginterviewsgwithgagsamplegofgCanadiangadultsgagedg1
8gandgoldergaboutgonlinegshopping.gDescribegthegW'sgforgtheginformationggiven.
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• What:
• When:
• Where:
• How:
• Why:
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Age Gender gIncome tion? ine linegretailers
25 Male $55,000 Yes $250 6
47 Female $60,000 No $50 4
38 Female $110,000 No $120 10
30 Male $62,000 No $75 4
Answer:g g Categorical:gGender,gParticipatedgingonlinegauction?
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gweekgbrowsinggonlinegretailersg(hours).
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w.gIndicategwhethergeachgisgnominalgorgordinal.
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able?
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Name Status AccessgID n pergweek gspentgpergwee
k
Ann Instructor AB235 Moderatelyghelpful 3 60
Boris Student BC1090 Veryghelpful 4 120
Parul Student PR1841 Notghelpful 1 30
Paul Instructor PG145 Somewhatghelpful 2 45
Answer:g Quantitative:gNumbergofgvisitsgpergweek,gTimegspentgpergweekg(minutes)g Categoric
al:gNameg(nominal),gStatusg(nominal),gTutorialgAccessgIDg(nominal,gidentifier),gLevelgofgsatisf
actiong(ordinal).
L.O.:g g 2
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1) ConsumergReportsgHealthgroutinelygcomparesgdrugsgingtermsgofgeffectivenessgandgsafety.gSu
pposegthatgingthegsummergofg2014gtheygreviewedgdrugsgusedgtogtreatgarthritis.gInformationgwasgr
eportedgongconveniencegofguseg(howgmanygpillsgrequiredgeachgday),gpossiblegsidegeffectsg(e.g.,g
dizziness,gstomachgupset),gcost,gandgratingsgofgeffectivenessgingrelievinggsymptomsg(verygeffect
ive,gsomewhatgeffective,gnotgeffective).gDescribegthegW'sgforgtheginformationggiven.
• Who:
• What:
• When:
• Where:
• How:
• Why:
Answer:
• Who:gdrugsgtogtreatgarthritisgcurrentlygongthegmarket
• What:gconveniencegofguse,gsidegeffects,gcost,geffectivenessgratings
• When:gsummerg2014
• Where:gnotgspecified
• How:gtestinggongdrugs
• Why:gtogcomparegarthritisgdrugsgitgtermsgofgeffectivenessgandgsafet
ygL.O.:g 1
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BusinessgStatistics,gCdn.gEd.,g4eg(Sharpe
)gChapterg2: Data
ShortgAnswerg-gQuizgA
1) Thegmissiongofgagresearchgfirmgisgtog"exploregthegimpactgofgthegInternetgongfamilies,gcommun
ities,gwork,ghome,gandgdailyglife."gIngAugustg-
gSeptemberg2015gtheygconductedgtelephoneginterviewsgwithgagsamplegofgCanadiangadultsgagedg1
8gandgoldergaboutgonlinegshopping.gDescribegthegW'sgforgtheginformationggiven.
• Who:
• What:
• When:
• Where:
• How:
• Why:
Answer:
• Who:gCanadiangadultsgagedg18gandgolder
• What:gonlinegshopping
• When:gAugustg-gSeptemberg2015
• Where:gCanada
• How:gtelephoneginterviews
• Why:gtogexploregthegimpactgofgthegInternetgongdailyglife,gspecificallygonlinegshoppin
ggL.O.:g 1
1
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,DOWNLOADgTHEgTestgBankgforgBusinessgStatisticsg4thgEditiongSharpe
2) Thegfollowinggtablegdisplaysgsomegofgthegdatagcollectedgbygthegabovegresearchgfirmgingthe
irgstudygofgonlinegshopping.gListgthegvariablesgingthegdatagset.gIndicategwhethergeachgvariabl
egisgcategoricalgorgquantitative.gIfgthegvariablegisgquantitative,ggivegthegunits.
Participatedg Monthlygamo Timeg(hours)gperg
Household ingonlinegauc untgspentgonl weekgbrowsinggon
Age Gender gIncome tion? ine linegretailers
25 Male $55,000 Yes $250 6
47 Female $60,000 No $50 4
38 Female $110,000 No $120 10
30 Male $62,000 No $75 4
Answer:g g Categorical:gGender,gParticipatedgingonlinegauction?
Quantitative:gAgeg(years),gHouseholdgIncomeg($),gMonthlygamountgspentgonlineg($),gTimegper
gweekgbrowsinggonlinegretailersg(hours).
L.O.:g g 2
3) Ingadditiongtogthegvariablesglistedgabove,gdatagweregalsogcollectedgongthegvariablesglistedgbelo
w.gIndicategwhethergeachgisgnominalgorgordinal.
• Regiong(Urban,gSuburban,gRural)
• Educationg(LessgthangHighgSchool,gHighgSchool,gCollege,gUniversity)
• MaritalgStatusg(Single,gWidowed,gDivorced,gMarried
)gAnswer:
• Regiong(Urban,gSuburban,gRural)
gNominal
• Educationg(LessgthangHighgSchool,gHighgSchool,gCollege,gUniversity
)gOrdinal
• MaritalgStatusg(Single,gWidowed,gDivorced,gMarried
)gNominal
L.O.:g g 2
4) Forgeachgofgthegfollowing,gindicategwhethergthegdatagaregcross-sectionalgorgtimegseries:
• Weeklygreceiptsgatgagclothinggboutique
• Monthlygdemandgforgangautomotivegpart
• Percentagegofgadultsgwhogbankgonline
Answer:
• Weeklygreceiptsgatgagclothinggboutique
TimegSeries
• Monthlygdemandgforgangautomotivegpart
TimegSeries
• Percentagegofgadultsgwhogbankgonline
Cross-
SectionalgL.O.:g 2
2
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5) EastlandgCollegeginstructorsgandgstudentsgaregaskinggtogreviewgagnewgcomputergtutorial.gPete
r,gauthorgofgthegtutorial,gwantsgtoganalyzegthegfeedback.gHeggetsgagspreadsheet.gListgthegvariable
sgingthegdatagset.gIndicategwhethergeachgvariablegisgcategoricalgorgquantitative.gIfgthegvariablegis
gcategorical,gindicategwhethergitgisgnominalgorgordinal.gDoesgthegtablegcontaingangidentifiergvari
able?
Numbergof
Tutorialg Levelgofgsatisfactio gvisits Timeg(minutes)
Name Status AccessgID n pergweek gspentgpergwee
k
Ann Instructor AB235 Moderatelyghelpful 3 60
Boris Student BC1090 Veryghelpful 4 120
Parul Student PR1841 Notghelpful 1 30
Paul Instructor PG145 Somewhatghelpful 2 45
Answer:g Quantitative:gNumbergofgvisitsgpergweek,gTimegspentgpergweekg(minutes)g Categoric
al:gNameg(nominal),gStatusg(nominal),gTutorialgAccessgIDg(nominal,gidentifier),gLevelgofgsatisf
actiong(ordinal).
L.O.:g g 2
ShortgAnswerg-gQuizgB
1) ConsumergReportsgHealthgroutinelygcomparesgdrugsgingtermsgofgeffectivenessgandgsafety.gSu
pposegthatgingthegsummergofg2014gtheygreviewedgdrugsgusedgtogtreatgarthritis.gInformationgwasgr
eportedgongconveniencegofguseg(howgmanygpillsgrequiredgeachgday),gpossiblegsidegeffectsg(e.g.,g
dizziness,gstomachgupset),gcost,gandgratingsgofgeffectivenessgingrelievinggsymptomsg(verygeffect
ive,gsomewhatgeffective,gnotgeffective).gDescribegthegW'sgforgtheginformationggiven.
• Who:
• What:
• When:
• Where:
• How:
• Why:
Answer:
• Who:gdrugsgtogtreatgarthritisgcurrentlygongthegmarket
• What:gconveniencegofguse,gsidegeffects,gcost,geffectivenessgratings
• When:gsummerg2014
• Where:gnotgspecified
• How:gtestinggongdrugs
• Why:gtogcomparegarthritisgdrugsgitgtermsgofgeffectivenessgandgsafet
ygL.O.:g 1
3
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