ELEMENTARY STATISTICS b) As it refers to 

(all) MLB teams (population), this

is a statistic.
PRE & POST TEST QUESTIONS c) As it refers to some MLB teams (sample), this is
a parameter.
d) As it refers to some MLB teams (sample), this is
1. It is the science of collecting, organizing, analyzing and
a statistic.
interpreting data in order to make decisions.
8. What is the symbol used for population mean?
a) Data
b) Statistics a) μ  c) σ 
c) Variable b) x  d) s 
d) Population
9. What is the symbol used for population standard
2. What is data? deviation?
a) Information coming from observations, counts, a) μ  c) σ 
measurements or responses.
b) The science of collecting, organizing, analyzing, b) x  d) s 
and interpreting data in order to make decisions.
c) A numerical description of a population 10. What is the symbol used for population variance (i.e.
characteristic. standard deviation squared)?
d) A numerical description of a sample characteristic. a) μ  c) σ2
b) x  d) σ 
3. Complete the definition:
A _________ consists of all subjects (human or otherwise) 11. What is the symbol used for sample mean?
that are being studied
a) Statistics a) μ  c) σ 
b) Number b) x d) s 
c) People
d) Population 12. Which of the following is an example of a statistical
question?
4. Complete the definition: a) What color shirt are you wearing?
A _______ is a subset of a population b) How many dogs do you have?
a) sample c) What are the favorite ice cream flavors of CMS
b) people 6th graders?
c) statistics d) Is it a nice day outside?
d) group
13.  What is the median of the following dataset?
5. It is a numerical description of
a population characteristic. 112, 120, 107, 104, 109
a) Parameter
b) People a) 107
c) Statistics b) 112
d) Data c) 120
d) 104
6. It is a numerical description of a sample characteristic
a) Statistic 14. What is the mode of the following dataset?
b) Statistics
c) Parameter 2.4, 2.2, 2.4, 2.7, 3,1, 2.6
d) Data
a) 2.2
7. In 2006, major league baseball teams spent a total of b) 2.4
$2,326,706,685 on players’ salaries. Does this numerical c) 2.6
value describe a population parameter or d) 3.1
a sample statistic?
15. What is the mode of the following dataset?
a) As it refers to (all) MLB teams (population), this 11, 13, 15, 13, 11, 13, 17
is a parameter. a) 11
b) 13
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 c) 14 23. The leaves on the plant are turning brown.
d) 17 a) Qualitative
b) Quantitative
16. A prediction has been made that the chance that a c) Both
person will be robbed in a certain city is 15%. d) Neither
a) Inferential
b) Descriptive 24. Methodology provides a description ..........
c) Interval a) of the exact methods you will use to gather,
d) Ratio organize, compile, and analyze data.
b) of the exact literature you will use to gather,
17. Tell if the statement if Descriptive or Inferential organize, compile, and analyze.
c) of the exact introduction you will use to gather,
A recent survey of 2000 adults having an MBA reported organize, compile, and analyze.
that the average salary is more than $65,000 a year. d) of the exact findings you will use to gather,
a) Inferential organize, compile, and analyze data.
b) Descriptive
c) Interval 25. In order to use samples to estimate something from the
d) Ratio population, the sample should be _________________ the
population.
18. The type of programming on each radio station in your a) exactly the same as
city (e.g., 93.7 KSKS play Country, Y101.1 plays Pop) b) nothing like
a) Nominal c) representative of
b) Ordinal d) larger than
c) Interval
d) Ratio

19. The number of hours you spent studying each day

during the past week
a) Nominal
b) Ordinal
c) Interval
d) Ratio

20. The cell phone listed as third best on an online

electronics review website.
a) Nominal
b) Ordinal
c) Interval
d) Ratio

21. Information gained using the 5 senses

a) observation
b) inference
c) qualitative
d) quantitative

22. Your teacher has asked you to explain the difference

between quantitative and qualitative observations. Which
statement is correct?
a) Quantitative observations use numbers, qualitative
uses the senses.
b) Quantitative observations use the senses,
qualitative uses numbers.
c) Quantitative observations use measurement,
qualitative uses numbers.
d) Quantitative observations use colors, qualitative
uses the senses.

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