WorksheetsIntroduction to Statistics
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 46mins
Identify the population:
A survey of 500 adults in the U.S. found that 54% drink coffee daily.
A. Collection of the 500 adults surveyed
B. Collection of all adults in the U.S.
C. 54%
D. 500
Identify the sample:
A survey of 500 adults in the U.S. found that 54% drink coffee daily.
A. Collection of the 500 adults surveyed
B. Collection of all adults in the U.S.
C. 54%
D. 500
Statistics in singular sense means
Statistical data
Statistical procedure
statistical laws
None of these
How does statistics help in economic planning
helps to make best use of national resources
helps compare development of various countries
All of these
None of these
Which of the following is an example of qualitative data
number of vegetarian students
number of illiterate people in India
everyday temperature
appreciation of art
"Statistics does not help in comparison of data of different regions"
True
False
Statistics is of no use to government in policy formulation
True
False
Statistics which is concerned with summarizing values to describe group characteristics of the data.
Descriptive
Inferential
Parametric
Non Parametric
Process of extracting relevant information from a set of data.
Analysis of Data
Collection of Data
Interpretation of Data
Non Parametric
When the temperature is 0 degree celcius, which of the following is not true?
zero is just another point in the scale
there is no temperature
an example of interval scale
freezing point of water
Statistical method is divided into three
True
False
What is Statistics?
a) Relevant information
b) Involves scientific procedures and methods
c) decision making process
d) data are generated
Inferential statistics is....
a) a techniques to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the organization.
b) making generalization about population by analyzing the sample.
c) is a techniques to implement a strategic plan.
d) is a good representation of a population
Sample is different from population because...
a) a set of items selected from the population
b) a complete set
c) a measuring variable for every unit in the population
d) a study done before the actual framework
Telephone interviews is a set of questionnaire are prepared on paper and are given to respondent to be answered.
True
False
What is the branch of science and mathematics that deals with the collection, organization, or presentation, interpretation, and analysis of data regardless of discipline?
(a)
It is a statistical procedure concerned with describing characteristics and properties of a group of persons, places, or things.
It involves the collection, presentation, characterization and summarization of a set of data by means of numerical descriptions and graphical representations
(a)
It is a statistical procedure that is used to draw inferences or information about the properties or characteristics by a large group of people, places or things on the basis of the information obtained from a small portion of a large group.
It is concerned with making decisions about a large body of data in the population of interest by using a smaller portion or sample of that population.
(a)
By 2040 at least 3.5 billion people will run short of water (World Future Society).
Inferential
Descriptive
Based on the graph,how many more sunny days than rainy days did this city have during the months of April, May, and June?
A prediction has been made that the chance that a person will be robbed in a certain city is 15%.
Inferential
Descriptive
