EXTRA EXERCISE: BUM 2413 APPLIED STATISTICS

CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Statistics (Section 1.1 and Section 1.2)

MULTIPLE CHOICES: Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1. The average age of the students in a statistics class is 22 years. Does this statement describe:
(A) Descriptive Statistics? (B) Inferential Statistics?

2. The chances of winning the grand prizes of a contest are one chance in twenty-two million. Does this statement
describe:
(A) Descriptive Statistics? (B) Inferential Statistics?

3. There is a relationship between smoking cigarettes and getting emphysema. Does this statement describe:
(A) Descriptive Statistics? (B) Inferential Statistics?

4. From past figures, it is predicted that 80% of the students in UMP will vote in the UMP party leadership
election in 2015.
(A) Descriptive statistics? (B) Inferential Statistics?

5. Classify the colors of automobiles on a used car lot as qualitative data or quantitative data.
(A) Qualitative data (B) Quantitative data

6. Classify the number of complaint letters received by the Malaysia Postal Service in a given day as qualitative
data or quantitative data.
(A) Qualitative data (B) Quantitative data

7. Classify the number of seats in a movie theater as qualitative data or quantitative data.
(A) Qualitative data (B) Quantitative data

8. Classify the numbers on the shirts of a girls’ soccer team as qualitative data or quantitative data.
(A) Qualitative data (B) Quantitative data

9. Identify the level of measurement for data that can be classified according to color.
(A) Ratio (B) Interval (C) Nominal (D) Ordinal

10. Identify the level of measurement for data that are the numbers on the shirts of a girls’ soccer team.
(A) Ordinal (B) Nominal (C) Ratio (D) Interval

11. Identify the level of measurement for data that are the ages of students in an Applied Statistics class.
(A) Ordinal (B) Ratio (C) Interval (D) Nominal

12. Identify the level of measurement for data that is the number of pages in your statistics book.
(A) Ratio (B) Interval (C) Ordinal (D) Nominal

13. Identify the level of measurement for data that can be classified by marriage status (married, single, or
divorced).
(A) Ratio (B) Nominal (C) Ordinal (D) Nominal

14. Identify the level of measurement for data that are the ratings of a movie ranging from poor to good to
excellent.
(A) Nominal (B) Interval (C) Ratio (D) Ordinal

15. Identify the level of measurement for data that are final grades (A, B, C, D, and E) for students in a statistics
class.
 (A) Ordinal (B) Ratio (C) Nominal (D) Interval

16. Identify the level of measurement for data that are annual salaries for all teachers in Kuantan.
(A) Ratio (B) Interval (C) Ordinal (D) Nominal

17. Identify the level of measurement for data that are a list of zip codes.
(A) Nominal (B) Ordinal (C) Ratio (D) Interval

18. Identify the level of measurement for data that are the nationalities listed in a recent survey (for example, Asian,
European, or Hispanic).
(A) Interval (B) Ratio (C) Nominal (D) Ordinal

19. Identify the level of measurement for data that are the years the summer Olympics were held in the United
States.
(A) Ordinal (B) Interval (C) Nominal (D) Ratio

20. Identify the level of measurement for data that are the temperature (˚C) of 53 refrigerators.
(A) Nominal (B) Ordinal (C) Interval (D) Ratio

21. Identify the level of measurement for data that are the number of milligrams of tar in 20 cigarettes.
(A) Interval (B) Ordinal (C) Ratio (D) Nominal

22. Identify the level of measurement for data that is a list of 1221 social security numbers.
(A) Ratio (B) Interval (C) Ordinal (D) Nominal

23. Identify the level of measurement for data that is the amount of fat (in grams) in 97 cookies.
(A) Interval (B) Ratio (C) Ordinal (D) Nominal

24. The number of touchdowns scored by a major university in five randomly selected games is given below.
Identify the level of measurement.
3 4 3 5 5
(A) Ratio (B) Interval (C) Ordinal (D) Nominal

25. The average daily temperatures (in degrees Fahrenheit) on five randomly selected days are given below.
Identify the level of measurement.
27 24 33 35 36
(A) Ratio (B) Nominal (C) Ordinal (D) Interval

26. Thirty-five sophomores, 63 juniors, and 43 seniors are randomly selected from 400 sophomores, 353 juniors,
and 427 seniors at a certain high school. What sampling method is used?
(A) Stratified Random Sampling Method
(B) Simple Random Sampling Method
(C) Cluster Sampling Method
(D) Systematic Sampling Method

27. Every fifth teenager entering a concert is checked for possession of drugs. What sampling method is used?
(A) Stratified Random Sampling Method
(B) Simple Random Sampling Method
(C) Cluster Sampling Method
(D) Systematic Sampling Method

28. At a local community college, five statistics classes are randomly selected and all of the students from each
class are interviewed. What sampling method is used?
(A) Stratified Random Sampling Method
(B) Systematic Sampling Method
 (C) Simple Random Sampling Method
(D) Cluster Sampling Method
29. A researcher randomly selects and interviews fifty male and fifty female teachers. What sampling method is
used?
(A) Cluster Sampling Method
(B) Systematic Sampling Method
(C) Simple Random Sampling Method
(D) Stratified Random Sampling Method

30. A researcher for an airline interviews all of the passengers on five randomly selected flights. What sampling
method is used?
(A) Systematic Sampling Method
(B) Stratified Random Sampling Method
(C) Cluster Sampling Method
(D) Simple Random Sampling Method

31. A lobbyist for a major airspace firm assigns a number to each legislator and then uses a computer to randomly
generate ten numbers. The lobbyist contacts the legislators corresponding to these numbers. What sampling
method was used?
(A) Cluster Sampling Method
(B) Systematic Sampling Method
(C) Stratified Random Sampling Method
(D) Simple Random Sampling Method

32. A sample consists of every 35th student from a group of 2,000 students. What sampling method was used?
(A) Simple Random Sampling Method
(B) Cluster Sampling Method
(C) Stratified Random Sampling Method
(D) Systematic Sampling Method

33. A market researcher randomly selects 100 drivers under 65 years of age and 100 drivers over 65 years of age.
What sampling method was used?
(A) Stratified Random Sampling Method
(B) Cluster Sampling Method
(C) Simple Random Sampling Method
(D) Systematic Sampling Method

34. The names of 40 contestants are written on 40 cards. The cards are placed in a bag, and three names are picked
from the bag. What sampling method was used?
(A) Simple Random Sampling Method
(B) Cluster Sampling Method
(C) Systematic Sampling Method
(D) Stratified Random Sampling Method

35. A researcher for a publisher randomly selects 80 of the nation’s middle schools and interviews all of the
teachers at each school. What sampling method was used?
(A) Cluster Sampling Method
(B) Systematic Sampling Method
(C) Simple Random Sampling Method
(D) Stratified Random Sampling Method