Quiz about Big True False Data Quiz

Question 1

Categorical data is data obtained by counting

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 2

Categorical data are word answers

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 3

Discrete data is data obtained by counting

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 4

Discrete data is data obtained by measuring

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 5

Numerical data is data that are words

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 6

Numerical data is data that are numbers

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 7

A census is when you ask everybody

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 8

A census is always accurate

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 9

A sample is time consuming and expensive

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 10

A census is sometimes time consuming and expensive

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 11

A sample may sometimes be BIASED

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 12

A sample is never BIASED

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 13

Bias occurs when the results of a small group match those of everybody

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 14

You are a PRIMARY source if YOU are the one who collects the data

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 15

You are a SECONDARY source if someone ELSE collects the data

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 16

Bias occurs when the results of a small group differ from those of everybody

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 17

An outlier is a score away from the others

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 18

You are a SECONDARY source if YOU collect the data

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 19

You are a PRIMARY source if someone else collects the data

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 20

A sample is typically a quick and cheap way to collect data

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 21

Asking the first person in line at the canteen the question "Do you like the canteen food" might create biased answers.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 22

A biased question or survey is one that gives a different answer to what you get if you ask everyone

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 23

The population of a survey is only some ...

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 24

The population of a survey is ALL

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 25

A good survey question allows everyone to answer

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 26

Good survey questions are closed ... meaning certain categories are provided as answers.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 27

Asking personal information is a good survey question

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 28

A divide bar graph is one bar divided into sections

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 29

The size of each angle in a sector graph is found by $$\frac{ ext{total}\ }{ ext{how}\ ext{many}\ } imes100$$

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 30

The size of each angle in a sector graph is found by $$\frac{ ext{how}\ ext{many}\ }{ ext{total}\ } imes360$$

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 31

The question: How often to you watch TV? _________

is a bad question as it is open ended. Some might say 1, some might say "sometimes" etc.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 32

The question: How often to you watch TV?

(A) once a week

(B) 2 - 10 times a week

(C) more than 10 times a week

(D) Other _________

is a good question as it allows everyone to easily answer

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 33

A sector graph is made up of bars.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 34

The length of each section of a divided bar graph is found by

$$\frac{ ext{how}\ ext{many}\ }{ ext{total}\ } imes360$$

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 35

The length of each section of a divided bar graph is found by

$$\frac{ ext{how}\ ext{many}\ }{ ext{total}\ } imes ext{length}\ ext{of}\ ext{bar}\ $$

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 36

Frequency is another name for "how many"

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 37

6 was recorded once

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 38

6 was recorded twice

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 39

7 was recorded three times

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 40

The mode is just 8

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 41

The median is found by $$\frac{ ext{how}\ ext{many}\ }{ ext{total}\ }$$

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 42

The mean is found by $$\frac{ ext{how}\ ext{many}\ }{ ext{total}\ }$$

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 43

The median is always the middle number of a list

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 44

The median is the middle number of an ordered list

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 45

The mean is the middle number of an ordered list

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 46

The range is the middle number of an ordered list

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 47

The range is a measure of the centre

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 48

The range is a measure of the spread

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 49

The mean. median, mode are measures of the spread

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 50

An outlier is a score within the main group

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Big True False Data Quiz

50 questions

Categorical data is data obtained by counting

Categorical data are word answers

Discrete data is data obtained by counting

Discrete data is data obtained by measuring

Numerical data is data that are words

Numerical data is data that are numbers

A census is when you ask everybody

A census is always accurate

A sample is time consuming and expensive

A census is sometimes time consuming and expensive

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