Statistics Quiz

What is the science that deals with the collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of data?

• History

• Statistics

• Physics

• Biology

What is information such as facts and numbers used to analyze something or make decisions?

• Data

• Variable

• Population

• Sample

What is the entire set of items from which you draw data for a statistical study?

• Population

• Sample

• Variable

• Data

Which type of statistics aims to provide the basic characteristics of a data set through tables and graphs?

• Descriptive Statistics

• Inferential Statistics

• Qualitative Variables

• Quantitative Variables

What type of variables have actual numerical values and can be subject to basic operations like addition and subtraction?

• Continuous Variables

• Quantitative Variables

• Discrete Variables

• Qualitative Variables

Which level of measurement deals with categorical variables where order is important and values can be ranked?

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Interval

• Ratio

What is the major difference between Interval and Ratio levels of measurement?

• Ratio has no order

• Interval has no order

• Zero is meaningful in Interval level

• Zero is meaningful in Ratio level

Which variable is used to define certain observable values or characteristics and can be classified based on the Level of Measurement?

• Data

• Variable

• Population

• Sample

What type of variables are those that can be measured and have infinite possible values?

• Quantitative Variables

• Qualitative Variables

• Discrete Variables

• Continuous Variables

Which type of statistics aims to infer or make interpretations about the population based on the result derived from a data set?

• Quantitative Variables

• Descriptive Statistics

• Inferential Statistics

• Qualitative Variables