Deck 1: Stats Starts Here

Question 1

In a survey undertaken by a university to gauge student satisfaction in its online MBA
Program, one question asked students to indicate the number of credits they had transferred
Into the program.Which of the following is true?

A)This variable is categorical.
B)This variable is transactional.
C)This variable is quantitative.
D)This is an identifier variable.
E)This variable is nominal.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Researchers in e-commerce design an experiment to determine what factors are most
Important to online consumers when completing a transaction via the Internet.Individuals
Perform tasks on a set of Web sites and record their impressions about various attributes.
Which of the following would best describe the cases?

A)Participants
B)Respondents
C)Experimental Units
D)Identifiers
E)Variables

Answer 2

A

Question 3

A Consumer Reports Health study on the effectiveness and safety of arthritis drugs collected
Data on possible side effects.This is what kind of variable?

A)Quantitative
B)Categorical
C)Nominal
D)Both A and C
E)Both B and C

Answer 3

E

Question 4

A Consumer Reports study on tipping takes into consideration median amount of tipping for
Service providers.Tipping is

A)is a nominal variable.
B)is a categorical variable.
C)is a quantitative variable.
D)is an ordinal variable.
E)is an irrelevant variable.

Question 5

A Consumer Reports Health study on arthritis drugs takes into consideration cost.Cost is

A)is a nominal variable.
B)is a categorical variable.
C)is a quantitative variable.
D)is an ordinal variable.
E)is an irrelevant variable.

Question 6

A university is interested in gauging student satisfaction in its online MBA program.A
Survey is designed and administered via the Internet to a sample of students currently active
In the program.Which of the following would best describe the cases?

A)Participants
B)Respondents
C)Experimental Units
D)Subjects
E)Variables

Question 7

The Pew Internet & Life Project study about online shopping asked respondents to indicate
Their education level on the following scale: Less than High School, High School, Some
College, College +.Which of the following statements is (are) true?

A)Education level is a categorical variable.
B)Education level is nominal scaled.
C)Education level is ordinal scaled.
D)Both A and B
E)Both A and C

Question 8

In the fall of 2007, the Pew Internet & Life Project conducted telephone interviews with a
Sample of American adults aged 18 and older about online shopping.American adults aged
18 and older constitute the ______ of the study.

A)Who
B)What
C)When
D)Where
E)How

Question 9

A few of the variables for which data were collected in the Pew Internet & Life Project study
About online shopping include age, gender, income, and number of hours spent shopping
Online per month.Which of the variables is categorical?

A)Age
B)Gender
C)Income
D)Number of hours spent shopping online
E)None

Question 10

The Human Resources Department of a large corporation maintains records on its
Employees.Data are maintained of the following variables: Age, Employment Category,
Education, and Whether or not the employee has an advanced degreE.Which of these
Variables are categorical?

A)Age, Employment Category, and Education
B)Employment Category and Education
C)Education and Whether or not the employee has an advanced degree
D)All of the variables
E)None of the variables

Question 11

A Consumer Reports survey on the level of tipping for service providers.This is what kind
Of variable?

A)Quantitative
B)Ordinal
C)Nominal
D)Both A and C
E)Both B and C

Question 12

What is the "What" in a Consumer Reports Tipping study on the level of tipping during the
Current holiday season compared to the last holiday season?

A)whether or not tipped
B)amount of tip compared to last year
C)the type of tip
D)the United States

Question 13

Businesses are interested in the work experience of recent graduates from a local business
School.Whether or not the graduates have work experience constitutes the ________ of the
Study.

A)Who
B)What
C)When
D)Where
E)How

Question 14

A popular travel magazine regularly reviews hotels worldwide.In a recent issue, it focused
On hotels in Hawaii.Among the variables for which it provided data was whether or not the
Hotel included a spA.This is best described as a

A)quantitative variable.
B)identifier variable.
C)ordinal variable.
D)categorical variable.
E)nominal variable.

Question 15

The Human Resources Department of a large corporation maintains records on its
Employees.Data are maintained of the following variables: Age, Employment Category,
Education, Whether or not the employee participates in a wellness program, and Paycheck
Benefit deductions.Which of these variables are categorical?

A)Age, Employment Category, and Education
B)Employment Category, Education, and Whether or not the employee participates in a wellness program
C)Education, Whether or not the employee participates in a wellness program, and Paycheck benefit deductions
D)All of the variables

Question 16

A popular travel magazine regularly reviews hotels worldwide.In a recent issue, it focused
On hotels in Hawaii.Among the variables for which it provided data was the price range for
Rooms with an ocean view.Which of the following statements is true?

A)This variable is quantitative and has no units.
B)This variable is quantitative and the units are $.
C)This variable is quantitative and the units are number of rooms.
D)This variable is qualitative and ordinal.
E)This variable is qualitative and nominal.

Question 17

Consumer Reports Health routinely compares drugs in terms of effectiveness and safety.In
Summer 2008 they reviewed drugs used to treat arthritis.Among the information reported
Was convenience of use (how many pills required each day) and possible side effects (e.g.,
Dizziness, stomach upset).Convenience of use and possible side effects constitute the
________ of the study.

A)Who
B)What
C)When
D)Where
E)How

Question 18

What is the "Who" in a Consumer Reports Health study on the effectiveness and safety of
Drugs used to treat arthritis?

A)drugs to treat arthritis currently on the market
B)convenience of use and possible side effects
C)summer 2008
D)the United States
E)testing on drugs