Review Quiz

1. Each individual has a deviation score. It measures how far that individual deviates from the ______.

A. MeanB. HypotenuseC. Sum of XD. CategoryE. All of the above.

1. Each individual has a deviation score. It measures how far that individual deviates from the ______.

A. MeanB. HypotenuseC. Sum of XD. CategoryE. All of the above.

2. Which distribution has more spread? A. FlowerB. MusicC. They are the same

2. Which distribution has more spread? A. FlowerB. MusicC. They are the same

3. Which of the following is true of the Median?A. It uses all the data.B. It has arithmetic

propertiesC. It is more

influenced by outliers

D. It is less influenced by outliers

E. A & D

3. Which of the following is true of the Median?A. It uses all the data.B. It has arithmetic

propertiesC. It is more

influenced by outliers

D. It is less influenced by outliers

E. A & D

4. Why did Heather guess so much higher than Griffin on the sampling exercise?A. She studies moreB. She used a better

strategyC. She wasn’t paying

attentionD. Pure chanceE. All of the above.

Brandt, Griffin M 66

Burgess, Clinton Mat 77.2

Elmore, Nyesha Dasha 79

Fisher, Miranda Hele 67

Flegler, Areoni Lasa 73.6

Floyd, Stardasha Jaq 71.3

Kirby, Heather 85.3

Nevin, Mykah Renae 74.7

Perez, Rosa Isela 73.3

Phillips, Danel Prei 69.7

Quattro, Andrew Cope 81.3

4. Why did Heather guess so much higher than Griffin on the sampling exercise?A. She studies moreB. She used a better

strategyC. She wasn’t paying

attentionD. Pure chanceE. All of the above.

Brandt, Griffin M 66

Burgess, Clinton Mat 77.2

Elmore, Nyesha Dasha 79

Fisher, Miranda Hele 67

Flegler, Areoni Lasa 73.6

Floyd, Stardasha Jaq 71.3

Kirby, Heather 85.3

Nevin, Mykah Renae 74.7

Perez, Rosa Isela 73.3

Phillips, Danel Prei 69.7

Quattro, Andrew Cope 81.3

5. The method of science states that we should have ______ in deciding what we believe. A. FaithB. Reliable source of

authorityC. Empirical evidenceD. People we can trustE. B & D

Fixation of Beliefmethod of tenacityMethod of authoritya priori methodmethod of science

5. The method of science states that we should have ______ in deciding what we believe. A. FaithB. Reliable source of

authorityC. Empirical

evidenceD. People we can trustE. B & D

Fixation of Beliefmethod of tenacityMethod of authoritya priori methodmethod of science

6. A ______ is a measurable characteristic of a population. A number that describes the population. A. ProportionB. StatisticC. MeanD. ParameterE. All of the above

6. A ______ is a measurable characteristic of a population. A number that describes the population. A. ProportionB. StatisticC. MeanD. ParameterE. All of the above

7. Which of the following is an example of a parameter?A. MeanB. MedianC. Standard deviationD. ProportionE. All of the above

7. Which of the following is an example of a parameter?A. MeanB. MedianC. Standard deviationD. ProportionE. All of the above

8. Which of the following is an example of categorical data?A. How tall you areB. Your ageC. Your blood type D. Your blood

cholesterol level E. the number of

credit cards you own.

8. Which of the following is an example of categorical data?A. How tall you areB. Your ageC. Your blood type D. Your blood

cholesterol level E. the number of

credit cards you own.

9. What goes on the X axis of a histogram?A. The values a

variable can take?B. The category a

person fits intoC. The frequencyD. The countE. All of the above

9. What goes on the X axis of a histogram?A. The values a

variable can takeB. The category a

person fits intoC. The frequencyD. The countE. All of the above

10. What goes on the Y axis of a histogram

A. The values a variable can take?

B. The category a person fits into

C. The frequencyD. The countE. C & D

10. What goes on the Y axis of a histogram

A. The values a variable can take?

B. The category a person fits into

C. The frequencyD. The countE. C & D

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