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Prelim: Quantitative Methods

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Descriptive statistics summarize and organize data.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The mean is a measure of variability.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

A histogram is a graphical representation of data.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The mode is the most frequently occurring value in a dataset.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The median is always equal to the mean in a dataset.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Standard deviation measures the spread of data around the mean.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Descriptive statistics allow us to make predictions about a population.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The range is the difference between the maximum and minimum values in a dataset.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

A frequency distribution shows the number of occurrences of each data value.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Percentiles divide data into ten equal parts.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Variance is the square root of the standard deviation.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The mode can be used for both numerical and categorical data.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The sum of squared deviations from the mean is always zero.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Descriptive statistics involve probability and hypothesis testing.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

If all data values are identical, the standard deviation is zero.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The mean is sensitive to extreme values (outliers).

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Descriptive statistics only apply to numerical data.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Inferential statistics allow us to make inferences about a population based on a sample.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Hypothesis testing is used to assess the validity of a claim about a population.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

A larger sample size increases the precision of the estimate of a population parameter.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The t-distribution is used when the population standard deviation is unknown.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The z-test is appropriate when the sample size is small and the population variance is unknown.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

The chi-square test is used for testing relationships between categorical variables.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The standard error of the mean decreases as the sample size increases.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The alternative hypothesis is the hypothesis we are trying to prove in hypothesis testing.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Statistical significance always implies practical significance.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The F-test is used to compare two variances.

a)

True

b)

False