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Statistics Chapter 1 Quiz

Authored by Jake Woodrow

Mathematics

12th Grade

CCSS covered

Statistics Chapter 1 Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for variables that have distinct categories according to some characteristic or attribute?

Qualitative variables

Continuous variables

Quantitative variables

Discrete variables

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the difference between the nominal and ordinal level of measurement?

Nominal level has precise differences between units of measure, while ordinal level does not.

Nominal level has a meaningful zero, while ordinal level does not.

Nominal level can be ranked, while ordinal level cannot.

Nominal level has no order or ranking, while ordinal level can be ranked.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sampling method is used when a sample is selected based on convenience or availability?

Convenience sampling

Systematic sampling

Random sampling

Stratified sampling

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the difference between the results obtained from a sample and the results obtained from the population?

Sampling error

Nonsampling error

Convenience error

Measurement error

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In an experimental study, what is the variable that is being manipulated by the researcher?

Independent variable

Explanatory variable

Outcome variable

Dependent variable

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for a study where the researcher merely observes what is happening or what has happened in the past?

Cross-sectional study

Retrospective study

Observational study

Longitudinal study

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for a variable that influences the dependent or outcome variable but was not separated from the independent variable?

Confounding variable

Lurking variable

Extraneous variable

Control variable

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