Statistics-Collecting Data

There is a relationship between smoking cigarettes and getting emphysema. Does this statement describe:

• inferential statistics?

• descriptive statistics?

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The average age of a student in Statistics class is 17. Does this statement describe

• descriptive statistics?

• inferential statistics?

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The average salary of all General Motors workers is $68,000. This value represents:

• a parameter.

• a statistic

A survey of 1024 American households found that 48% of the households have at least one pet. Does 48% represent a parameter or a statistic?

• parameter

• statistic

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Classify the number of seats in a cafeteria as quantitative or qualitative.

• quantitative

• qualitative

Classify the colors of automobiles on a used car lot as quantitative or qualitative.

• quantitative

• qualitative

What method of data collection would you use to collect data for a study where a drug was given to 10 patients and a placebo to another group of 10 patients to determine if the drug has an effect on a patient's illness?

• experiment

• census

• simulation

• smapling

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What method of data collection would you use to collect data for a study where you would like to determine the chance of getting three girls in a family of three children?

• simulation

• sampling

• census

• experiment

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What method of data collection would you use to collect data for a study where a political pollster wishes to determine if his candidate is leading in the polls?

• sampling

• simulation

• census

• experiment

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What method of data collection would you use to collect data for a study of the salaries of college professors at a particular college?

• census

• experiment

• simulation

• sampling

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