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Data Collection
Sampling
Pop/par vs Sample/stat
Desc/Inf & Qual/Quant
Level of measuremnt
100
Which method of data collection would you use to study the effects of miracle grow on garden plants?
experiment
100
Which of the following types of sampling would reduce bias? A. mail-in survey B. internet survey C. convenience sample D. simple random sample
D.
100
What is the population in the statement? Two of every three American households own a pet.
all American households
100
What part of the following statement is the descriptive statistic? What is an inference that can be made? Of 2,500 people surveyed, 80% prefer Dairy Queen over Burger King.
Desc - 80% of the 2500 people surveyed prefer Dairy Queen to Burger King. Inferential - 80% of people prefer Dairy Queen to Burger King.
100
What level of measurement is age?
ratio
200
What type of data collection would you use to study the damage caused by an 8.0 magnitude earthquake?
simulation
200
What type of sampling would it be if you surveyed every 50th person entering Disney Land to see what is their favorite ride?
systematic
200
What is the sample in the following? Of 3000 men in the U.S. surveyed, 76% prefer trucks to cars.
3000 men in U.S. surveyed
200
Qualitative or Quantitative? Favorite color height phone number
qualitative quantitative qualitative
200
What level of measurement is movie ratings of G, PG, PG-13 and R?
ordinal
300
What method of data collection uses everyone in a population?
census
300
I want to study how many pets people in Fayette County have. I choose 5 zipcodes from the county and survey all people from those zipcodes. What type of sample is this?
cluster
300
Is the following a parameter or a statistic? The average annual salary for a nurse working full-time at Uniontown Hospital is $54,300.
parameter
300
"Single men are more likely to own a motorcycle than married men" - descriptive or inferential?
inferential
300
If I compiled a list of years of birth of all students in this class, what level of measurement is it?
interval
400
What method of data collection would you use if you wanted to find out high school students' favorite brand of clothing?
survey
400
I put everyone's name from this class into a basket. I choose three names to give prizes. What type of sample?
random
400
Is the following a parameter or a statistic? The average annual starting salary for a mechanical engineer is $55,750.
statistic
400
Make a descriptive statistical statement from the following. Of 1500 girls under age 10 surveyed, Tangled is their favorite Disney movie.
Tangled is the favorite Disney movie of the 1500 girls under age 10 surveyed.
400
If I record the lengths in seconds of the top 10 songs, what level of measurement is it?
ratio
500
What type of data collection would you use if you wanted to determine the eating habits of chimpanzees in the wild?
observation
500
All students in the school are separated by gender. 70 boys and 70 girls are randomly chosen and surveyed about their favorite sport. What type of sampling is this?
stratified
500
What is the population and the sample in the following? 3000 immigrants to the U.S. were surveyed. Of them, 58% said they came to the U.S. for employment opportunities.
population - all immigrants to U.S. sample - 3000 immigrants surveyed
500
Make an inference from the following statement. Of 4000 teen boys surveyed, 64% responded that Iron Man was their favorite movie super hero.
Iron Man is the favorite movie super hero of 64% of teen boys.
500
What level of measurement is each of the following? number of petals on a flower route sign on a road (RT 119) height top 5 selling vehicles outside temperatures for 5 cities
ratio nominal ratio ordinal interval