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Which of the following best describes a qualitative variable?
Which of the following best describes a qualitative variable?
- Has values that are intrinsically numeric
- Can be subdivided into discrete and continuous variables
- Can take any real number as a value
- Can be reassigned numeric values but remains qualitative (correct)
What defines a discrete variable?
What defines a discrete variable?
- Can only take integer (whole number) values
- Has no gaps between its possible values
- Has all possible values in an interval of the real line
- Has a set of possible values that is either finite or countably infinite (correct)
Which of the following is an example of a continuous variable?
Which of the following is an example of a continuous variable?
- Duration of a seizure (correct)
- Number of missing teeth
- Number of children in a family
- Number of pregnancies
What is a key characteristic of descriptive statistics?
What is a key characteristic of descriptive statistics?
Which measure is considered a measure of location in descriptive statistics?
Which measure is considered a measure of location in descriptive statistics?
What distinguishes quantitative variables from qualitative variables?
What distinguishes quantitative variables from qualitative variables?
What is the role of the 75th percentile in dividing cases?
What is the role of the 75th percentile in dividing cases?
Which measure represents the spread of recorded values on a variable?
Which measure represents the spread of recorded values on a variable?
What does the standard deviation represent?
What does the standard deviation represent?
If a variable is 'rescaled', what happens to its standard deviation?
If a variable is 'rescaled', what happens to its standard deviation?
How does variance relate to the mean?
How does variance relate to the mean?
What is the purpose of a stem and leaf plot in organizing data?
What is the purpose of a stem and leaf plot in organizing data?
What is the distance between the 25th percentile and 75th percentile known as?
What is the distance between the 25th percentile and 75th percentile known as?
What statistical measure describes the 'middle values' of a group of data?
What statistical measure describes the 'middle values' of a group of data?
In a grouped relative frequency distribution, what does the '90-99' IQ range represent?
In a grouped relative frequency distribution, what does the '90-99' IQ range represent?
What is the main drawback of using the mean as a measure of central tendency?
What is the main drawback of using the mean as a measure of central tendency?
Which graphical representation is best suited for comparing the number of students in two classes?
Which graphical representation is best suited for comparing the number of students in two classes?
What does the 'cumulative percent' in a frequency distribution table indicate?
What does the 'cumulative percent' in a frequency distribution table indicate?
What characteristic makes the median a superior measure of central tendency compared to the mean for skewed data?
What characteristic makes the median a superior measure of central tendency compared to the mean for skewed data?
In symmetrically distributed data, what relationship exists between the mean and the median?
In symmetrically distributed data, what relationship exists between the mean and the median?
What does the mode represent in a data set?
What does the mode represent in a data set?
How is the mean calculated for summarizing data?
How is the mean calculated for summarizing data?
How does having outliers affect the mean?
How does having outliers affect the mean?
When can a dataset have more than one mode?
When can a dataset have more than one mode?
Which branch of science focuses on learning from data and measuring uncertainty?
Which branch of science focuses on learning from data and measuring uncertainty?
What is the ART of statistics that involves conducting a study, analyzing data, and deriving conclusions from numerical outcomes regarding real-life problems?
What is the ART of statistics that involves conducting a study, analyzing data, and deriving conclusions from numerical outcomes regarding real-life problems?
Which type of statistics uses aids to present and digest raw information?
Which type of statistics uses aids to present and digest raw information?
What is the application of statistics in medical research called?
What is the application of statistics in medical research called?
Which step is NOT part of a complete and accurate statistical analysis based on the text?
Which step is NOT part of a complete and accurate statistical analysis based on the text?
Which type of statistics uses probability theory to extrapolate information from samples to populations?
Which type of statistics uses probability theory to extrapolate information from samples to populations?
