In: Statistics and Probability
1. Determine whether the underlined value is a parameter or a
statistic
a.) 28.2% of mayors in the United States are from
minority groups.
b.) Telephone interviews of 372 of a large electronics
company found that 62% of employees were dissatisfied with their
working conditions.
c.) Mark Retired from competitive athletics last year.
In his career as a sprinter he had competed in the 100 meter even a
total of 328 times. His average time for these 328 races was 10.25
seconds
2. Determine whether the following variables are qualitative or quantitative.
a.) The bank account numbers of students in the
class.
b.) The weights of suitcases to be loaded on an
airplane.
c.) The colors of book covers on a shelf.
3. Determine whether the following quantitative variables are
discrete or continuous.
a.) The number of phone calls to the Ogden police
department on any given day.
b.) The speed of a car during rush hour traffic from
Brooklyne to New York City.
c.) The points scored in a football game
4. True / False
a.) An Observational study is sufficient to claim
causation. True or False?
b.) The interquartile range is an accurate measurement
of dispersion for skewed data sets. True or false?
c.) Variance is a measure of central tendency. True or
False?
d.) One can find the mode of any data set. True or
False?
e.) The mean is an accurate measurement of central
tendency for skewed data sets. True or false?
5. Outline how to perform simple random sampling given a list of your population.
there is no underline still i try to answer :
1)
a.) 28.2% of mayors in the United States are from
minority groups.
28.2% is parameter
b.) Telephone interviews of 372 of a large
electronics company found that 62% of employees were dissatisfied
with their working conditions.
62% is a atatistics
c) Mark Retired from competitive athletics last year. In his career as a sprinter he had competed in the 100 meter even a total of 328 times. His average time for these 328 races was 10.25 seconds
10.25 is a statistics
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2)
a.) The bank account numbers of students in the class.
QUANTITATIVE
b.) The weights of suitcases to be loaded on an airplane.
QUANTATIVE
c.) The colors of book covers on a shelf.
QUALITATIVE
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3)
a.) The number of phone calls to the Ogden police
department on any given day.
DISCRETE
b.) The speed of a car during rush hour traffic from
Brooklyne to New York City.
CONTINUOUS
c.) The points scored in a football game
DISCRETE
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