High School Statistics

__________ is the science of collecting, organizing, analyzing, and interpreting data in order to make decisions.

• Statistics

• Data

• Population

• Sample

_________ consist of information coming from observations, counts, measurements, or responses.

• Statistics

• Data

• Population

• Sample

Determine whether the data set is a population of a sample:

The cholesterol levels of 20 patients in a hospital with 100 patients.

• Population

• Sample

Identify the population and the sample: The average annual salary for 35 of a company's 1200 accountants is $68,000.

• Population: 1200

  Sample: $68,000

• Population: 35

  Sample: 1200

• Population: 1200

  Sample: 35

• Population: $68,000

  Sample: 1200

Determine whether the numerical value is a parameter or statistic:

Sixty-two of the 97 passengers aboard the Hindenburg airship survived its explosion.

• Parameter

• Statistic

_______ is a part of a group being surveyed.

• Sample

• Population

• Random Sample

• Quartile

_______ is the entire group of objects or individuals considered for a survey.

• Sample

• Population

• Random Sample

• Quartile

A poll was conducted in which 1000 adults were asked if they prefer bottled water or tap water, and 57% of them said they prefer bottled water. In this scenario, the 57% is a _____.

• population

• sample

• parameter

• statistic

There are 17,246,372 high school students in the U.S. In a study of 8505 U.S. high school students 16 years of age or older, 44.5% of them said they texted while driving at least once in the past 30 days. Which of the following represents the sample?

• the 17,246,372 high school students in the U.S.

• the 8505 U.S. high school students 16 years of age or older

• the 44.5% who said they texted while driving

• the past 30 days

Suppose a survey of 584 women in the U.S. found that more than 65% are the primary investor in their household. Which part of the survey represents the descriptive branch of statistics?

• There is an association between U.S. women and being the primary investor in their household.

• There is an association between the 584 women and being the primary investor in their household.

• 65% of women in the sample are the primary investor in their household.

• 584 women were surveyed