11/21/21, 8:57 AM M1 Exam - Requires Respondus LockDown Browser + Webcam: Introduction to Statistics-2021- Lagios

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Points
30
Questions
4
Time Limit
90 Minutes
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Instructions
You may only have the following items when taking an exam: computer, 1-2 pieces of blank
scratch paper, a pen/pencil, and a calculator. 

You may ONLY use the equation sheets that are provided WITHIN the exam. The use of printed
versions will be considered a violation of the Academic Integrity Policy.

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LATEST Attempt 1
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Score for this quiz:

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Question 1 10
/ 10 pts

You may find the following files helpful throughout the exam: 

Statistics Equation Sheet

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Define each of the following:

a) Variable.

b) Observation.
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c) Data Set.

Your Answer:

A) A Variable is any characteistics, number, or quantity that can be

measured or counted.

B) An observation in statistics is a value of something of interest you're

measuring or counting during a study or experiment: a peon's height, a
bank account value at certain point in time, or number of animals. 

C) A data set is a collection of numbers or values that relate to a particular

subject. For example, the test scores of each student in a particular class
is a data set. The number of fish eaten by each dolphin at an aquarium is
a data set.

a) A variable is a particular, measurable attribute that the

researcher believes is needed to describe the element in their
study.

b) An observation is all the information collected for each

element in a study.

c) A data set is an arranged collection of information that

contains the various categories of data which were collected
for a specific study.

Question 2 5
/ 5 pts

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You may find the following files helpful throughout the exam: 

Statistics_Equation_Sheet
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Explain statistical inference.

Your Answer:

Statistical inference is the process of using data analysis to infer propeties

of an undelying distrubtion of probability. Inferential statistics can be
contrasted with descriptive statistics. Descriptive statistics is soley
concerned with properties of the observed data, and it does not rest on
the assumption that the data come from a larger population.

Statistical inference is the use of a sample to make decisions

about a population.

Question 3 5
/ 5 pts

You may find the following files helpful throughout the exam: 

Statistics_Equation_Sheet
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Look at the following data and see if you can identify any outliers:

89 9 94 55 63 77 4 70 83 61 345 65 69

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Your Answer:

The outliers are 4, 9 , and 345.

The outliers are:

4 9 345

Question 4 10
/ 10 pts

You may find the following files helpful throughout the exam: 

Statistics_Equation_Sheet
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The following pie chart shows the percentages of total items sold in a
month in a certain fast food restaurant.

A total of 2900 fast food items were sold during the month.

a.) How many were burgers?

b.) How many were fish?

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Your Answer:

348 Burgers

812 Fish

a.) Burgers : 2900(.12) = 348

b.) Fish : 2900(.28) = 812

Quiz Score:
30 out of 30

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