Statistics: Descriptive Statistics Overview

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Questions and Answers

In which type of measurement scale do the distances between attributes not have any meaning?

  • Interval Scale
  • Ratio Scale
  • Nominal Scale
  • Ordinal Scale (correct)

What type of test of significance is appropriate when parametric assumptions have been greatly violated?

  • Chi-square test (correct)
  • ANOVA
  • Independent t-test
  • Paired t-test

When would you use a Mann-Whitney U test?

  • When your data is ordinal or nominal (correct)
  • When you have a dependent sample
  • When comparing multiple groups
  • When your data is ratio scale

What is the main difference between independent and dependent samples?

<p>Dependent samples extracts two data from each person (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of Descriptive Statistics?

<p>Summarizing a sample (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statistical procedure is suitable for data that meet the assumption of normality?

<p>ANOVA (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Inferential Statistics involve?

<p>Making predictions about a population (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important for a sample to be representative in Inferential Statistics?

<p>To make accurate predictions about the population (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which measures are commonly used in Descriptive Statistics to describe a data set?

<p>Measures of central tendency (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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