Midterm Engineering Data Analysis PART C AND D
Midterm Engineering Data Analysis PART C AND D
PART I. Indicate whether the following statements require the use of descriptive or inferential statistics.
_________1. A teacher wants to know the attitudes of all students towards abortion.
_________2. There are very few gender-related occupations
_________3. Records indicated that 75% of the faculty in the graduate school are doctoral degree holders.
_________4. Men are better in math than women.
_________5. An account predicts accuracy rate of a client’s financial resources
PART II. Determine whether the following variables are qualitative or quantitative
An agriculture student buys 10 packets of seeds from two different companies. Each pack contains 20 seeds and he records the
number of plants which grow from each pack.
a. Find the mean, median and mode for each d. Find the range for each company's seeds.
company's seeds. e. Find the variance and standard deviation of
b. Which company does the mode suggest is best? Company A seeds.
c. Which company does the mean suggest is best?
SET B
PART I. ENUMERATION
1. Main types of quantitative variables 4. Measures of Central Tendency
2. Popular tools for summarizing quantitative data 5. 2 Areas of applied statistics
3. Measures of Variability 6. Main types of variable
PART II.
An agriculture student buys 10 packets of seeds from two different companies. Each pack contains 20 seeds and he records the
number of plants which grow from each pack.
PART III. Determine whether the following variables are qualitative or quantitative
1. What would be the sample in this example? Surveyors in a mall choose shoppers to ask about products they prefer
A. the shoppers who were asked their preferences C. all shoppers in the mall
B. the surveyors
2. What would be the population in this example? Surveyors in a mall choose shoppers to ask about products they prefer
A. all shoppers in the mall C. the shoppers who were asked their preferences
B. the surveyors
3. The manager of a bookstore surveys people who buy mystery novels to see if the store should expand its hours. What is the
population?
A. Residents of the town C. People who visit the bookstore.
B. People who like to read. D. People who buy mystery novels.
4. Manny wants to know how many students at CTMS enjoy solving math problems. What is the best sampling method?
A. ask the last 20 people to arrive at CTMS D. ask for 20 volunteers to discuss whether they
B. Ask every 20th student that walks into school enjoy solving math problems
C. Randomly ask 2 students in the hallway
5. A beverage company wanted to see if people in the United States like their new logo. Which choice BEST represents a
sample
A. 153 male and female employees C. A selection of shoppers from different states.
B. A selection of logo artists. D. Every person in the United States.
PART IV. Indicate whether the following statements require the use of descriptive or inferential statistics.
_________1. A teacher wants to know the attitudes of all students towards abortion.
_________2. There are very few gender-related occupations
_________3. Records indicated that 75% of the faculty in the graduate school are doctoral degree holders.
_________4. Men are better in math than women.
_________5. An account predicts accuracy rate of a client’s financial resources
PART V. An agriculture student buys 10 packets of seeds from two different companies. Each pack contains 20 seeds and he records
the number of plants which grow from each pack.
A. Find the mean, median and mode for each company's seeds.
B. Find the variance and standard deviation of Company A seeds.
C. Which company does the mean suggest is best
D. Which company does the mode suggest is best?
E. Find the range for each company's seeds.
SET D
PART I. An agriculture student buys 10 packets of seeds from two different companies. Each pack contains 20 seeds and he records
the number of plants which grow from each pack.
F. Find the mean, median and mode for each company's seeds.
G. Find the range for each company's seeds.
H. Find the variance and standard deviation of Company A seeds.
I. Which company does the mean suggest is best
J. Which company does the mode suggest is best?
PART II Indicate whether the following statements require the use of descriptive or inferential statistics.
PART IV. Determine whether the following variables are qualitative or quantitative
1. What would be the sample in this example? Surveyors in a mall choose shoppers to ask about products they prefer
A. the shoppers who were asked their preferences
B. all shoppers in the mall C. the surveyors
2. What would be the population in this example? Surveyors in a mall choose shoppers to ask about products they prefer
A. the surveyors B. all shoppers in the mall
C. the shoppers who were asked their preferences
3. The manager of a bookstore surveys people who buy mystery novels to see if the store should expand its hours. What is the
population?
A. People who buy mystery novels. C. Residents of the town
B. People who like to read. D. People who visit the bookstore.
4. Manny wants to know how many students at CTMS enjoy solving math problems. What is the best sampling method?
A. ask for 20 volunteers to discuss whether they C. Ask every 20th student that walks into school
enjoy solving math problems D. Randomly ask 2 students in the hallway
B. ask the last 20 people to arrive at CTMS
5. A beverage company wanted to see if people in the United States like their new logo. Which choice BEST represents a
sample
A. A selection of shoppers from different states.
B. Every person in the United States.
C. 153 male and female employees
D. A selection of logo artists.