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Mathematics
10th -
12thgrade
Parameter vs Statistic and Inferential vs Decriptive
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe average annual salary for 35 of a company's 1200 accountants is $68,000.parameterstatistic
- 2. Multiple ChoiceIn a survey of a sample of high school students, 43% said that their mother has taught them the most about managing money.parameterstatistic
- 3. Multiple ChoiceSixty-two of the 97 passengers aboard the Hindenburg airship survived its explosion.parameterstatistic
- 4. Multiple ChoiceIn a survey of a sample of computer users, 8% said their computer had a malfunction that needed to be repaired by a service technician.parameterstatistic
- 5. Multiple ChoiceIn a recent year, the interest category for 12% of all new magazines was sports.parameterstatistic
- 6. Multiple ChoiceIn a recent survey of 1503 adults in the United States, 53% said they use both a landline and a cell phone,parameterstatistic
- 7. Multiple ChoiceIn a recent year, the average math scores for all graduates on the ACT was 21.1.parameterstatistic
- 8. Multiple ChoiceA school principal wants to see which subject the 845 students in his school liked best.
Which choice best represents a parameter?700 of the 845 students prefer math.100 of the 120 students surveyed prefer math.845 students120 students surveyed - 9. Multiple ChoiceA musician wanted to see what people who bought his last album thought about the songs.
Which choice best represents a parameter?The percentage of all people who bought his last album that thought the songs were good.50 people who bought the musician's last album85% of the 50 people surveyed thought the songs were good.All - 10. Multiple ChoiceA mayor wanted to see if the people in his town thought he was doing a good job.
Which choice best represents a statistic?The percentage of all townspeople who believe the mayor is doing a good job.The percentage of townspeople surveyed who believe the mayor is doing a good job.All townspeople.A random selection of 100 townspeople. - 11. Multiple Choice
Mark is better than any other player
Inferential
Descriptive
- 12. Multiple Choice
According to the 2016 Census the population of Hartsville, SC was 7,768.
Inferential
Descriptive
- 13. Multiple Choice
There is a chance that by the year 2040 that the human growth rate will hit an all time low.
Descriptive
Inferential
- 14. Multiple Choice
From a past study from the American Dental Association it was found that 92% of Adults age 20-65 have suffered from at least one cavity.
Descriptive
Inferential
- 15. Multiple Choice
These are the two types of statistics:
Discrete and Continuous
Population and Sample
Descriptive and Inferential
Mean and Standard deviation
- 16. Multiple Choice
The American Dental association concluded from a past survey of senior citizen in the U.S., that they average 3.28 decayed teeth.
Descriptive
Inferential
- 17. Multiple Choice
The average salary of all flight attendants in the year 1999 was $47,910.
Descriptive
Inferential
- 18. Multiple Choice
A prediction has been made that the chance that a person will be robbed in a certain city is 15%.
Descriptive Statistics
Inferential Statistics
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