Statistics Quiz

What is the main purpose of statistics?

• To memorize numbers

• To guess results

• To collect, analyze, and interpret data

• To write long reports

Which of the following best describes data?

• Random events

• Organized opinions

• Numerical or categorical information

• Unsolved problems

What is a population in statistics?

• A group of numbers

• A group of people only

• The entire set of items being studied

• A type of data

What is a sample?

• A small copy of a population

• All the people in a survey

• The biggest data point

• The total number of items

What kind of data is 'Favorite color of students'?

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

• Numerical

• Fractional

What is qualitative data?

• Numbers that can be measured

• Data that uses labels or categories

• Data used for computation

• Time-related data

Which is an example of quantitative data?

• Hair color

• Brand of shoes

• Height in centimeters

• Type of music

What does organizing data mean?

• Deleting the data

• Putting data into groups or tables

• Ignoring data that does not fit

• Changing the data

A table showing student scores in Math is an example of:

• Summary table

• Frequency table

• Observation sheet

• Random sample

What is a frequency table?

• A table that shows names

• A table that shows the number of times data appears

• A chart of fractions

• A type of graph