Introduction

Question 1

Descriptive statistics

Answer 1

Quantitively describes or summarizes features of collected data

Question 2

Inferential Statistics

Answer 2

Uses data analysis to make inferences about a population based on samples.

Question 3

A scale of measurement is ____.

Answer 3

a classification that describes the nature of information within values assigned to variables.

Question 4

Nominal data

Answer 4

can be grouped on the basis of a particular characteristic.

Question 5

Country, gender, race, and eye color are all examples of ______.

Answer 5

Nominal data

Question 6

Ordinal data

Answer 6

A categorical, statistical data type where the variables have natural, ordered categories and the distance between them is not know.

Question 7

Socioeconomic status (low income, medium income, and high income), income level, and satisfaction rating are all examples of ______.

Answer 7

Ordinal data

Question 8

Interval data

Answer 8

Type of data which can be measured on a scale where each point is equidistant from the next.

Question 9

Time of day (in hours), temperature, age, and ACT score are all examples of ______.

Answer 9

Interval data

Question 10

Ratio data

Answer 10

Quantitative data measured on a continuous scale.

Question 11

Income, height, weight, and unemployment rate are all examples of ______.

Answer 11

Ratio data