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- 1. Multiple Choice
A numerical description of a population characteristic.
Parameter
People
Statistics
Data
- 2. Multiple Choice
A numerical description of a sample characteristic
Statistic
Statistics
Parameter
Data
- 3. Multiple Choice
Is the following a parameter or statistic:
In a survey of a sample of high school students, 43% said that their mother has taught them the most about managing money.
parameter
statistic
- 4. Multiple Choice
Is the following a parameter or statistic?
The average annual salary for 35 of a company's 1200 accountants is $68,000.
parameter
statistic
- 5. Multiple Choice
Is the following a parameter or statistic?
In a recent year, the average math scores for all graduates on the ACT was 21.1.
parameter
statistic
- 6. Multiple Choice
Select the correct description
Population Mean
Mean of the Sampling Distribution of X-bar
Sample Mean
Proportion
- 7. Multiple Choice
Select the correct description
Average Percent
Population Proportion
Sample Proportion
Percent Slope of a Distribution
- 8. Multiple Choice
Select the correct description
Population Mean
Proportion
Sample Mean
Population Median
- 9. Multiple Choice
Select the correct description
Probability of the event
Population proportion
Sample Proportion
Percent of Failure
- 10. Multiple Choice
Select the correct description
Standard Deviation
Population Spread
Sample Standard Deviation
Population Standard Deviation
- 11. Multiple Choice
Select the correct description
Sample Range
Sample Standard Deviation
Spread of a Sample
Population Standard Deviation
- 12. Multiple Choice
The fact that the value of a statistic varies from one sample to the next is called ___________________
differences
sampling variability
statistical sample rates
normal
- 13. Multiple Choice
The ______________ of a statistic is the distribution of values taken by the statistic in all possible samples of the same size from the same population.
sampling distribution
bias
population distribution
variation
- 14. Multiple Choice
If the mean of the sampling distribution of a statistic is the same as the population parameter in question, the statistic is said to be
independent
dependent
biased
unbiased
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following descriptions best describes the data on the given target display?
low bias/high variability
low bias/low variability
high bias/low variability
high bias/high variability
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