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This document contains a series of multiple choice questions about statistics concepts such as descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, variables, populations, samples, levels of measurement for variables, and examples of variable types. It also provides examples of situations and variables and asks to identify the appropriate variable type. Finally, it asks to identify the level of measurement for various variables like income, products sold, gender, class rank, make of automobile, number of people favoring death penalty, product rating, and home ownership.

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Assignment 1

This document contains a series of multiple choice questions about statistics concepts such as descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, variables, populations, samples, levels of measurement for variables, and examples of variable types. It also provides examples of situations and variables and asks to identify the appropriate variable type. Finally, it asks to identify the level of measurement for various variables like income, products sold, gender, class rank, make of automobile, number of people favoring death penalty, product rating, and home ownership.

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A.

Of the following option, select the most appropriate


answer: 

1. The science of data that involves collecting, classifying, summarising,


organising, analysing and interpreting numerical information:

 A. Statistics 

B. Parameter

 C. Variable

 D. Population 

2. Facts and figures collected, analysed and summarised for


presentation and Interpretation: 

A. Variable

 B. Population

 C. Data 

D. Statistic 

3. The complete set of all items that interest an


investigator:

 A. Sample 

B. Data 

C. Population

 D. Variable 

4. A subset of the units of population:


A. Population 

B. Variable 

C. Sample 

D. Data 
5. A numerical measure that describes a
population: 

A. Statistic

 B. Parameter

 C. Statistics

 D. Data 

6. A numerical measure that describes a


sample:

 A. Population

 B. Statistics

 C. Statistic

 D. B and C 

7. The utilisation of numerical and graphical methods to look for patterns in a


dataset, to summarise the information revealed in a dataset and to present the
information in a convenient form:

 A. Population 

B. Inferential statistics 

C. Descriptive statistics 

D. None 

8. The utilisation of sample data to make estimates, decisions, predictions or


other generalisations about a set of data:

 A. Inferential statistics

 B. Population

 C. Descriptive statistics

 D. Sample 

9. The two main types of sampling:


A. Population and statistic
 B. Descriptive and inferential

 C. Variable and data

 D. Random and non-random 

10. Data sources are classified as


either:

 A. Categorical or numerical 

B. Categorical or qualitative 

C. Primary or secondary

 D. Population or sample 

11. Not a typical example of categorical


variable:

 A. Weight

 B. Height 

C. Gender 

D. A and B 

12. Which level of measurement does jersey number in basketball


represent?

 A. Ordinal 

B. Ratio

 C. Nominal 

D. Interval 

B. Indicate which variable type would most likely explain the following
statements: 

A. Number of patients in a doctor’s surgery Numerical


B. Political affiliation Categorical

C. Height of a person Numerical

D. Time required to run a mile Numerical

C. A firm wants to test the advertising effectiveness of a new television commercial.


As part of the test, the commercial is shown on a 6:30pm local news program in
Brisbane, QLD. Two days later, a market research firm conducts a telephone survey to
obtain information on recall rates (percentage of viewers recall seeing the commercial)
and impressions of the commercial 

a. What is the population for this study? Owner with the subscription

b. What is the sample for this study? Population who watched this new TV
commercial.

c. Why should a sample be used in this situation? Explain  Sampling should be


used in this situation as it will save money, time and it will also broaden the scope of
study.

Indicate the level of measurement of the following


variables 
a. Income -Nominal
b. Products sold, in quantity per day -Nominal
c. Gender - Nominal
 d. Class rank - Ordinal
 e. Make of automobile  - Ordinal
f. Number of people favouring the death penalty - Ratio
 g. Product rating - Ordinal
 h. Home ownership (own, rent, other) -  Nominal 
i. Marital status - Nominal 

Name - Shashwat Shukla

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