Types of Statistics and Probability Quiz
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Which type of data is categorized into distinct, separate categories?

  • Continuous data
  • Qualitative data
  • Dichotomic data (correct)
  • Quantitative data
  • What scale of measurement is associated with quantitative data?

  • Nominal
  • Ordinal
  • Interval
  • Ratio (correct)
  • Which of the following is an example of qualitative data?

  • Number of cars in a parking lot
  • Height of students in a classroom
  • Temperature readings in a city
  • Types of fruits in a basket (correct)
  • What differentiates continuous data from discrete data?

    <p>Continuous data can have an infinite number of possible values.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of data can be measured on a scale but lacks a true zero point?

    <p>Interval data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of data can only be classified into mutually exclusive categories?

    <p>Dichotomic data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of data is the age of students collected in the statistics class?

    <p>Continuous</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is qualitative data?

    <p>Generally described by words or letters</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of statistics involves organizing, summarizing, and presenting data in an informative manner?

    <p>Descriptive statistics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of dichotomic data?

    <p>Gender (male or female)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process of drawing conclusions about a population based on sample results called?

    <p>Inference</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is quantitative data?

    <p>Data always presented numerically</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of data consists of distinct values and cannot be subdivided into smaller parts?

    <p>Discrete data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of data is the average of hair color an example of?

    <p>Qualitative data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of error arises from factors not related to the sampling process?

    <p>Non-sampling error</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes dichotomic data from polynomic data?

    <p>Number of values they can take</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which criterion states that a sample should possess the same characteristics as the population it represents?

    <p>Representative sampling</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes continuous data?

    <p>Data that can take any value within a range</p> Signup and view all the answers

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