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Describing and Summarizing Quantitative Variables

Authored by Anthony Clark

Mathematics

12th Grade

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Describing and Summarizing Quantitative Variables
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Descriptive statistics involves...

collection, presentation, and description of sample data

the technique of interpreting the values resulting from the descriptive techniques and making decisions and drawing conclusions about the population

attempting to provide incorrect information and provide misleading graphs

using information, numbers, and graphics even when data can't be collected

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

According to this article, what is STATISTICS?

Statistics is the universal language of the sciences that involves information, numbers, visual graphics to summarize information and its interpretation. In other words, the science of collecting, describing, and interpreting data.

Statistics is a method of analyzing and collecting data that is not easily visible and must be described by using mathematics and other sciences.

Statistics is using data, concluding data and making inferential theories from the information that has a positive normal distribution.

Statistics involves using information, numbers, and descriptive conclusions to help businesses make corrective business decisions based on the descriptive techniques that create perfect graphs.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A statistic is...

a planned activity whose results yield a set of data

a numerical value that summarizes all of the data of an entire population

the set of values collected from the variable from each of the elements that belong to the sample

A numerical value summarizing the sample data

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Data is...

a planned activity whose results yield a set of data

a numerical value that summarizes all of the data of an entire population

the set of values collected from the variable from each of the elements that belong to the sample

A numerical value summarizing the sample data

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A parameter is...

a planned activity whose results yield a set of data

a numerical value that summarizes all of the data of an entire population

the set of values collected from the variable from each of the elements that belong to the sample

A numerical value summarizing the sample data

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of data consists of numerical values and can be measured on a scale?

a) Quantitative data

b) Qualitative data

c) Sample data

d) Population data

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which term refers to a characteristic or measure that describes a population?

a) Parameter

b) Sample

c) Variable

d) Statistic

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