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Additional 3 - Review Flashcards

1
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nominal is a

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named variables

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2
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ordinal is

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named plus ordered variables

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3
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interval (scale of measurement is)

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Named Plus ordered plus interval between variables

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4
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ratio

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Named Plus ordered plus interval plus ratio, can Accommodate absolute zero

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5
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Nominal scale is used for

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labeling variables into distinct classifications and doesn’t involve a quantity, value or order

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6
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Which scale of measurement is this:

which brand of smartphone do you prefer

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nominal

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7
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Which scale of measurement is this:

what is your gender

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nominal

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8
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Which scale of measurement is this:

what is your political preference

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nominal

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9
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which scale of measurement is this:

where do you live (city, town, suburbs)

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nominal

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10
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Ordinal scale is used for

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to depict the order of variables and not the difference between each of the variables
(Frequency, satisfaction, happiness, degree of pain etc)

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11
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Which scale of measurement is this:

product quality

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ordinal

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12
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Which scale of measurement is this:

tournament team rankings

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ordinal

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13
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Which scale of measurement is this: 
product quality (unsatisfied,satisfied, neutral, satisfied very satisfied)
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ordinal

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14
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Which scale of measurement is this:

Grades

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ordinal

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15
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Interval scale is used for

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the order of the variable is known as well as the difference between these variables
(distance between two entities)
Mean, median, or mode
but no pre-decided starting point or a true zero value

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16
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Which scale of measurement is this:

Celsius/fahrenheight temperature scale

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interval

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17
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Which scale of measurement is this:

time

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interval

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18
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Which scale of measurement is this:

calendar years

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interval

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19
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Which scale of measurement is this:

What is your family income

A

Interval

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20
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Which scale of measurement is this:

what is the temperature in your city

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interval

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21
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Which scale of measurement is this:

weight and height

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ratio scale

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22
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Which scale of measurement is this:

weight and height

A

ratio scale

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23
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Which scale of measurement is this:

market shares

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ratio scale

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24
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Which scale of measurement is this:

annual sales

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ratio scale

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25
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Which scale of measurement is this:

price on an upcoming product

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ratio scale

26
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Which scale of measurement is this:

number of consumers

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ratio scale (has a zero starting point) and no negative values

27
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Which type of calcualions can be made using ratio scale

A

mean, median, mode

28
Q

Which scale of measurement is this:

what is your daughter’s current height

A

ratio

29
Q

Which scale of measurement is this:

what is your weight in kilos

A

ratio

30
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Normal scale of measurement you can youse which calculation

A

mode

31
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ordinal scale of measurement what can you use for calculations

A

sequence, mode, median

32
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Interval scale of measurement what can you use for calculations

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sequence, mode, median, mean, difference between variables, addiction and subtraction

33
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ratio scale of measurement what can you use for calculations

A

sequence, mode, median, mean, difference between variables, addition and subtraction
plus multiplication and divisions of variables and absolute zero

34
Q

Fi we collect data on the number of wins each team in the NFL had during the 2011-12 season, we have what type of data

A

cross-sectional??

35
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If we collect data on the number of wins the Dallas cowboys earned each of the past 10 years, we have what type of data

A

time series

36
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What type of scale of measurement is male or female

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nominal

37
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What type of scale of measurement is a list of restaurants food quality (good, very good, excellent, poor)

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ordinal

38
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what type of scale of measurement is temperature

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interval

39
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what type of scale of measurement does income use

A

ratio

40
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arithmetic operations are NOT appropriate for

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nominal scale

41
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measurements collected for the elements are called

A

observations

42
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categorical data are

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labels used to identify attributes of an element

43
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Quantitative data

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indicate how much or how many

44
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is temperature quantitative or categorical

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quantitative

45
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is income quantiative or categorical

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quantitative

46
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data collected at the same time or around the same time are

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cross sectional

47
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data collected over several time periods is

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time series

48
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statistical inference is

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is the process of drawing conclusions (inferences)about the POP based on the info taken from a sample

49
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In an experiment, the variable of interest is

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controlled

50
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in observational study, the variable of interest is

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not controlled

51
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If you have a sample of some many people and you say 60% approve the way Doug ford is doing his job. The statement about 60% is an example of

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descriptive statistics

52
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If you have a sample of some many people and you say 60% approve the way Doug ford is doing his job. If a reporter states “60% of all Ontario residents approve of how Doug is doing his job. This is an example of

A

statistical inference

53
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years of experience is an example of

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ratio data

54
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rank is an example of

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Ordinal

55
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average number of something is descritpive or inferential

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descriptive

56
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making a statement or educated guess about something is descriptive or inferential

A

inferential

57
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in a data set the number of elements equals

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the number of observations

58
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a frequency distribution sows

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the number of items in several classes

59
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the sum of frequencies for all of the classes equals

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the number of the elements

60
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we have several frequency distributions using the same data. how many classes will the widest class have

A

the fewest classes

61
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in a frequency distribution when the class numbers decreased the class width

A

increases

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