Formative Test: The Nature of Statistics

Question 1: __________ is the field that involves collecting, organizing, and interpreting numerical data to provide insights into specific phenomena.

Question 2: In research, __________ refers to numerical information, often called quantitative data, which is essential for drawing meaningful conclusions.

Question 3: The ability to make decisions based on __________ is one of the key advantages of using statistical methods in educational research.

Question 4: The __________ scale of measurement is used for categorizing items, such as classifying people by eye color or nationality, without indicating any order.

Question 5: The __________ scale arranges data into an ordered sequence but does not show the exact difference between ranks or categories.

Question 6: The __________ scale not only ranks data but also indicates equal intervals between values, without a true zero point (e.g., temperature in Celsius).

Question 7: Characteristics that can change or vary are known as __________, and they can be classified into two main types: qualitative and quantitative.

Question 8: Variables that are categorized without a numerical value, such as gender or language level, are called __________ variables.

Question 9: Variables that are measured on a continuous scale, like height or time, are referred to as __________ variables.

Question 10: When a smaller group is selected from a larger group for study, this smaller group is called a __________