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Statistics: Data and Variables

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What is the primary focus of the field of study known as biostatistics?

The application of statistical methods to data in biological sciences and medicine (correct)

The measurement of population parameters in economics

The collection and organization of data in social sciences

The summarization of data in physical sciences and engineering

What is a characteristic of discrete numerical data?

It can assume any value within a specified interval

It has a known equal distance between values

It has a known zero point

It can only assume whole numbers (correct)

What is the term for the data of an individual?

Population

Record (correct)

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What is the type of data that is characterized by gaps or interruptions in the values?

Discrete numerical data Signup and view all the answers

What is the type of data that has a known equal distance between values?

Interval data Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a measure computed from the data of a population?

Parameter Signup and view all the answers

What characteristic of interval data allows us to compare temperatures and determine how they differ?

Has equal intervals between values Signup and view all the answers

Which type of data would be used to measure a person's IQ score?

Interval data Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between nominal and ordinal data?

Nominal data is unordered, while ordinal data is ranked according to some criteria Signup and view all the answers

What is the independent variable in a study examining the relationship between age and vocabulary in kids?

Age Signup and view all the answers

Which type of statistics is concerned with making inferences about a population based on a sample of data?

Inferential statistics Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of ratio data that distinguishes it from interval data?

Has a meaningful zero point Signup and view all the answers