Deck 1: Statistics or Sadistics Its up to You

Question 1

Inferential statistics involve ______ the data.

A)organizing
B)balancing
C)editing
D)interpreting

Answer 1

interpreting

Question 2

Which of the following would be used to designate the type of statistical methods used to organize and describe the characteristics of a collection of data?

A)inferential statistics
B)descriptive statistics
C)sampling methods
D)population methods

Answer 2

descriptive statistics

Question 3

Statistics describes a set of ______ that are used for describing,organizing,and interpreting information.

A)statements
B)rules and exceptions
C)tools and techniques
D)numbers and letters

Answer 3

tools and techniques

Question 4

Which of the following individuals used statistical methods during the 17th century to study the intelligence of his family members?

A)Charles Darwin
B)Francis Galton
C)Isaac Newton
D)Alfred Binet

Question 5

Once numbers became part of the human language,the next step was to attach ______.

A)numbers to outcomes
B)numbers to letters
C)numbers to places
D)numbers to time

Question 6

Which of the following is one of the most popular and powerful analytic tools available today?

A)SPSS
B)Microsoft Word
C)Mini Tab
D)Excel

Question 7

The term used to define a set of tools and techniques describing,organizing,and interpreting data is ______.

A)inference
B)population
C)sample
D)statistics

Question 8

When humans first realized that counting was a good idea,which of the following became a useful skill for people to have?

A)knowing the alphabet
B)asking questions
C)collecting information
D)making decisions

Question 9

After the first set of data having to do with populations was collected during the 17th century,scientists needed to develop ______.

A)general tools to answer general questions
B)general tools to answer specific questions
C)specific tools to answer general questions
D)specific tools to answer specific questions

Question 10

Today,statisticians in many different professional areas find themselves using ______ techniques to answer different questions.

A)varied
B)the same
C)new
D)experimental

Question 11

______ is to a smaller group of data as population is to a larger group of data.

A)Micro group
B)Mini group
C)Micro data
D)Sample

Question 12

What type of statistics involves collecting,organizing,and summarizing data?

A)experimental
B)descriptive
C)inferential
D)organizational

Question 13

What will you need to complete most statistical analyses?

A)a personal computer
B)large computer mainframe
C)a slide rule
D)a highly trained technician

Question 14

In which century did the first collection of a set of data pertaining to populations occur?

A)15th century
B)17th century
C)19th century
D)21st century

Question 15

______ statistics are often (but not always)the next step after you have some basic understanding of data.

A)Descriptive
B)Inferential
C)Experimental
D)Observational

Question 16

What type of descriptive statistic is also referred to as the average?

A)mean
B)median
C)mode
D)descriptor

Question 17

Your professor tells you,"If you don't start with reliable data,you'll end up with unreliable results." You interpret this to mean which of the following?

A)A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
B)A watched pot never boils.
C)Don't cry over spilt milk.
D)Garbage in,garbage out.

Question 18

The term used to describe the science of organizing and analyzing information to make the information more easily understood is ______.

A)analysis
B)data
C)statistics
D)interpretation

Question 19

The type of descriptive statistic that tells you the most popular or most frequent choice from a selection of choices is the ______.

A)median
B)mode
C)mean
D)average

Question 20

Descriptive and inferential statistics work cooperatively,and which one you use and when depends on ______.

A)the question you want answered
B)the methods you choose for investigation
C)the sample you select
D)the population you choose

Question 21

Inferential statistics is most often used for which of the following?

A)summarizing data
B)organizing data
C)interpreting data
D)collecting data

Question 22

What type of statistics employs the use of sample data that is used to infer information about the population?

A)descriptive statistics
B)ordinal statistics
C)nominal statistics
D)inferential statistics

Question 23

The best way to learn statistics is to ______.

A)ask lots of questions
B)think a lot
C)practice a lot
D)read a lot

Question 24

According to the author,when you have completed the course,you may want to do which of the following?

A)sell the book
B)use the book as a reference
C)continue doing book exercises
D)do not sell the book

Question 25

If you do not understand what you are being taught in class,______.

A)ask your professors first
B)ask your friends first
C)read your book first
D)think about it first

Question 26

Most of the basic statistical procedures were first developed and used in other fields and used to study human behavior much later.

Question 27

Descriptive measures are most often used ______

A)to describe how often something occurs
B)to determine if a sample is representative of a population
C)to predict an outcome
D)to determine the effect of an intervention

Question 28

A common goal in statistics is to ______.

A)generalize results from a sample to a population
B)generalize results from a population to a sample
C)generalize results from a population to a second population
D)generalize results from a sample to a second sample

Question 29

What is the small subset of the population from whom you collect data called?

A)population
B)sample
C)database
D)group A

Question 30

When was the simplest test for examining differences between two groups first advanced?

A)17th century
B)18th century
C)19th century
D)20th century

Question 31

The larger group from which a sample is drawn is ______.

A)sample group
B)population
C)median
D)mode

Question 32

A collection of information is also called______.

A)population subset
B)sample statistic
C)descriptive statistic
D)data set

Question 33

How are inferential statistics most often used?

A)to infer to the quality of data collected
B)to organize and describe data
C)to make inferences from the sample to the population
D)to plot the data

Question 34

What type of statistics is used to organize and describe the characteristics of a collection of data?

A)inferential
B)descriptive
C)ordinal
D)nominal

Question 35

When should inferential statistics typically be used?

A)before descriptive statistics
B)after descriptive statistics
C)at the same time as descriptive statistics
D)never with descriptive statistics

Question 36

To ensure some success in doing well in this course you are wise to ______.

A)form a study group
B)take notes
C)talk to your friends
D)look up in dictionary

Question 37

If you calculate the average age of everyone in your class,what type of statistics will you have?

A)inferential
B)mode
C)median
D)descriptive

Question 38

All but which of the following is a use of descriptive statistics?

A)organizing data
B)interpreting data
C)summarizing data
D)collecting data

Question 39

A knowledge of statistics helps us make decisions based on ______ evidence.

A)logical
B)unobserved
C)possible
D)empirical

Question 40

Don't skip lessons-work through the chapters in sequence because ______.

A)each chapter is important
B)each chapter is full of information
C)each chapter provides a foundation for the next chapter
D)each chapter is useful

Question 41

A population can be considered a selection of the occurrences with certain characteristics.

Question 42

Define descriptive statistics.

Question 43

Generally,although sometimes called different things,the same statistics are used in most disciplines.

Question 44

Not all members of a sample are members of the population.

Question 45

The study of statistics can be intimidating,but it can also be rewarding.Describe at least two benefits to your life as a student by engaging in the study of statistics.

Question 46

The past 100 years have seen numerous examples of new ways to use old ideas.

Question 47

What is the difference between descriptive and inferential statistics?

Question 48

Define inferential statistics.

Question 49

The introduction of personal computers and their use in statistical analyses have been both good and bad.Give an example of a "good" reason and one example of a "bad" reason.