Statistics Homework

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Chapter Quiz
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Are We Improving Our Diet?Revisited

Researchers selected a sample of 23,699 adults in the United States, using phone numbers
selected at random, and conducted a telephone survey. All respondents were asked six questions:
1. How often do you drink juices such as orange, grapefruit, or tomato?
2. Not counting juice, how often do you eat fruit?
3. How often do you eat green salad?
4. How often do you eat potatoes (not including french fries, fried potatoes, or potato chips)?
5. How often do you eat carrots?
6. Not counting carrots, potatoes, or salad, how many servings of vegetables do you
usually eat?
Researchers found that men consumed fewer servings of fruits and vegetables per day
(3.3) than women (3.7). Only 20% of the population consumed the recommended 5 or more
daily servings. In addition, they found that youths and less-educated people consumed an even
lower amount than the average.
Based on this study, they recommend that greater educational efforts are needed to
improve fruit and vegetable consumption by Americans and to provide environmental and
institutional support to encourage increased consumption.
Source: Mary K. Serdula, M.D., et al., Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Adults in 16 States: Results of a Brief Telephone
Survey, American Journal of Public Health 85, no. 2. Copyright by the American Public Health Association.
Chapter Quiz
Determine whether each statement is true or false. If the
statement is false, explain why.
1. Probability is used as a basis for inferential
statistics.
2. The height of President Lincoln is an example of a
variable.
3. The highest level of measurement is the interval
level.
4. When the population of college professors is divided
into groups according to their rank (instructor, assistant
professor, etc.) and then several are selected from each
group to make up a sample, the sample is called a cluster
sample.
5. The variable age is an example of a qualitative
variable.
6. The weight of pumpkins is considered to be a continuous
variable.
7. The boundary of a value such as 6 inches would be
5.96.1 inches.
Select the best answer.

8. The number of absences per year that a worker has is an
example of what type of data?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Nominal
Qualitative
Discrete
Continuous
9. What are the boundaries of 25.6 ounces?

a.
b.
c.
d.
2526 ounces
25.5525.65 ounces
25.525.7 ounces
2039 ounces
10. A researcher divided subjects into two groups according

to gender and then selected members from each group
for her sample. What sampling method was the
researcher using?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Cluster
Random
Systematic
Stratified
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11. Data that can be classified according to color are

measured on what scale?
a.
b.
c.
d.
21. In a research study, participants should be assigned to

groups using
methods, if possible.
Nominal
Ratio
Ordinal
Interval
22. For each statement, decide whether descriptive or

inferential statistics is used.
a. The average life expectancy in New Zealand is 78.49
years. Source: World Factbook 2004.
b. A diet high in fruits and vegetables will lower blood
pressure. Source: Institute of Medicine.
c. The total amount of estimated losses from hurricane
Hugo was $4.2 billion. Source: Insurance Service
Office.
d. Researchers stated that the shape of a persons ears
is related to the persons aggression. Source:
American Journal of Human Biology.
e. In 2013, the number of high school graduates will
be 3.2 million students. Source: National Center for
Education.
12. A study that involves no researcher intervention is

called
a.
b.
c.
d.
An experimental study.
A noninvolvement study.
An observational study.
A quasi-experimental study.
13. A variable that interferes with other variables in the

study is called
a.
b.
c.
d.
A confounding variable.
An explanatory variable.
An outcome variable.
An interfering variable.
23. Classify each as nominal-level, ordinal-level, intervallevel, or ratio-level measurement.
Use the best answer to complete these statements.

14. Two major branches of statistics are
15. Two uses of probability are
and
and
.
.
24. Classify each variable as discrete or continuous.
16. The group of all subjects under study is called a(n)

.
17. A group of subjects selected from the group of all
subjects under study is called a(n)
.
18. Three reasons why samples are used in statistics are
a.
b.
c.
.
19. The four basic sampling methods are
a.
b.
c.
a. Ages of people working in a large factory.

b. Number of cups of coffee served at a
restaurant.
c. The amount of a drug injected into a guinea
pig.
d. The time it takes a student to drive to
school.
e. The number of gallons of milk sold each day at a
grocery store.
25. Give the boundaries of each.
d.
20. A study that uses intact groups when it is not possible

to randomly assign participants to the groups is called
a(n)
study.
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a. Rating of movies as G, PG, and R.

b. Number of candy bars sold on a fund drive.
c. Classification of automobiles as subcompact,
compact, standard, and luxury.
d. Temperatures of hair dryers.
e. Weights of suitcases on a commercial airline.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
48 seconds.
0.56 centimeter.
9.1 quarts.
13.7 pounds.
7 feet.

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Are We Improving Our Diet?Revisited

Select the best answer.

9. What are the boundaries of 25.6 ounces?

10. A researcher divided subjects into two groups according

Chapter 1 The Nature of Probability and Statistics

11. Data that can be classified according to color are

21. In a research study, participants should be assigned to

22. For each statement, decide whether descriptive or

12. A study that involves no researcher intervention is

13. A variable that interferes with other variables in the

23. Classify each as nominal-level, ordinal-level, intervallevel, or ratio-level measurement.

Use the best answer to complete these statements.

24. Classify each variable as discrete or continuous.

16. The group of all subjects under study is called a(n)

a. Ages of people working in a large factory.

20. A study that uses intact groups when it is not possible

a. Rating of movies as G, PG, and R.

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