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. (C)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

<p>Continuous (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is qualitative data?

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

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

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

Which of the following is an example of dichotomic data?

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

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

<p>Inference (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is quantitative data?

<p>Data always presented numerically (A)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

What distinguishes dichotomic data from polynomic data?

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