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Stats 1.1-1.3 Assignment

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the following data set:

....a manager of a movie theater was asking customers at the concession stand how they would rate the theater’s staff

a)

Population

b)

Sample

2.

A beverage company wanted to see if people in the United States liked their new logo. Which choice best represents a population?

a)

A selection of logo artists.

b)

Every person in the United States.

c)

A selection of shoppers from different states.

d)

3,800 children age 5 - 15

3.

A musician wanted to see what people who bought his last album thought about the songs. Which choice best represents a sample? .

a)

Every person who bought the album.

b)

A selection of people who didn't want to buy the album.

c)

250 girls who bought the album

d)

A selection of 3,294 people who bought the album.

4.

A gaming website wanted to find out which console its visitors owned. Which choice best represents a population?

a)

Visitors to the 3DS section.

b)

All of the website visitors.

c)

Visitors to the PS4 section.

d)

Visitors who are on the website for more than 5 minutes.

5.

The statistic is a number describing the:

a)

population

b)

sample

c)

survey

d)

percent

6.

The parameter is a number describing the:

a)

population

b)

sample

c)

survey

d)

percent

7.

Before a nation-wide election, a polling place was trying to see who would win. Which choice best represents a sample?

a)

A selection of voters over age 50.

b)

A selection of male voters.

c)

A selection of voters of different ages.

d)

All voters.

8.
What's your favorite subject in school?
a)

Categorical (Qualitative)

b)
Quantitative
9.
Where do you plan on attending college?
a)

Categorical (Qualitative)

b)
Quantitative
10.
What is your favorite type of food?
a)

Categorical (Qualitative)

b)
Quantitative
11.
How many states have you visited in your lifetime?
a)

Categorical (Qualitative)

b)
Quantitative
12.

Which of the following is an example of quantitative data?

a)

High School Graduate or Not

b)

Monthly paycheck amount

c)

Whether or not you are employed

d)

What type of vehicle you drive

13.
Which of the following is an example of quantitative data? 
a)
The color of your car
b)
A person's state of residence
c)
A person's Zip Code
d)
A Person's Height
14.
Is the information collected during the survey numerical or categorical data?
a)
Numerical data. I know this because the y-axis is labeled with numbers. 
b)
Numerical data. I know this because the surveyor counted how many people that they surveyed. 
c)
Categorical data. I know this because the responses to the survey are names. 
d)
Categorical data. I know this because each column is a different color. 
15.

One group of subjects was given an herbal supplement and another group was given a placebo. After one year, the number of illnesses each group had was compared.

a)

Observational Study

b)

Experiment

16.

A researcher stood at a school parking lot entrance to see if the color of a car is related to the driver not wearing a seatbelt.

a)

Observational Study

b)

Experiment

17.

Four groups of randomly selected people are assigned a different diet. After six months, the blood pressures of each group are compared.

a)

Observational Study

b)

Experiment

18.

An easily accessible

sample is chosen

a)

random sample

b)

systematic sample

c)

voluntary sample

d)

convenience sample

19.

When a random sample starting

point is chosen, followed by every

n-th individual, this sampling

method is

a)

random sampling

b)

stratified sampling

c)

systematic sampling

20.

To get reactions about a particular new car, readers of a car magazine were asked to mail in their answers to a survey. Classify this sampling technique. (Voluntary)

a)

simple random

b)

systematic

c)

voluntary

d)

convenience

21.

Everyone in the sample

has equal chance

a)

random sample

b)

systematic sample

c)

voluntary sample

d)

convenience sample

22.

Bob asks 10 of his friends to determine what

percentage of students participate in sports.

a)

random sample

b)

systematic sample

c)

voluntary sample

d)

convenience sample

23.

The chart on the left shows the statistics on test scores in period 1 and period 5. Which is true?

a)

The average test score is higher for period 5, but the data is more spread out.

b)

The average test score is higher for period 1, but the data is more spread out.

c)

The average test score is higher for period 5, and the data is more consistent (closer to the mean) than period 1.

d)

The average test score is higher for period 1, and the data is more consistent (closer to the mean) than period 5.

24.

What is the standard deviation for the data given:

5, 10, 7, 12, 0, 20, 15, 22, 8, 2

a)

6.89

b)

10.1

c)

7.26

d)

9

25.
What is the standard deviation for the data given:
{12, 13, 29, 18, 61, 35, 21}
a)
293.67
b)
15.87
c)
17.14
d)
41.98