exam 1

Question 1

statistics

Question 2

parameter

Question 3

population

Question 4

sample

Question 5

qualitative data

Answer 5

data that consists of attributes, labels, or nonumerical entries

Question 6

quantitative data

Answer 6

data consisting of numerical measurements or counts

Question 7

discrete data

Answer 7

the data values are quantitative and the number of values is finite or countable (no fractions or decimals)

Question 8

continuous data

Answer 8

the data with infinitely many possible quantitative values is continuous or not countable

Question 9

nominal level of measurement

Answer 9

qualitative data only, that can be categorized using names, labels, or qualities, and no mathematical computations can be made

Question 10

ordinal level of measurement

Answer 10

qualitative or quantitative data that can be arranged in order or ranked, and the different between data entries does not matter

Question 11

interval level of measurement

Answer 11

quantitative data that can be ordered, and the differences between data entries is meaningful. zero also represents a position on a scale, instead of implying “none”

Question 12

ratio level of measurement

Answer 12

(quantitative) ranked, evenly spaced, and has natural zero (meaning zero = nothing)