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STATS-302 Final Exam Practice Questions and Answers I wanted to study the proportion of TAMU students that like math, so I stood in front of the math building and asked every fifth student that walked in if they liked math or not. What kind of sample is this, and why might it be problematic? Si...

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STATS-302 Final Exam Practice Questions and Answers



I wanted to study the proportion of TAMU students that like math, so I stood in front of the math

building and asked every fifth student that walked in if they liked math or not. What kind of sample is

this, and why might it be problematic?




Simple random sample; The students who enter the math building are a random sample of students that

attend the university. Thus, your conclusion would accurately estimate the proportion of TAMU students

who like math.




Convenience sample; The students who are entering the math building are more likely to be math

majors that like math. Thus, your conclusion would overestimate the true proportion of TAMU students

who like math.




Cluster random sample; The students who dislike math are more likely to ignore you out of

embarrassment. Thus, your conclusion would overestimate the true proportion of TAMU students who

like math.




Convenience sample; The students who are on campus in the - ANSWER✔✔-Convenience sample; The

students who are entering the math building are more likely to be math majors that like math. Thus,

your conclusion would overestimate the true proportion of TAMU students who like math.

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In a public health study on the effects of consumption of fruits and vegetables on psychological well-

being in young adults, participants were randomly assigned to three groups: (1) diet-as-usual, (2) an

ecological momentary intervention involving text message reminders to increase their fruits and

vegetable consumption plus a voucher to purchase them, or (3) a fruit and vegetable intervention in

which participants were given two additional daily servings of fresh fruits and vegetables to consume on

top of their normal diet. Participants were asked to take a nightly survey on their smartphones.

Participants were student volunteers at the University of Otago, New Zealand. At the end of the 14-day

study, only participants in the third group showed improvements to their psychological well-being across

the 14-days relative to the other groups.


Does the sample of participants have any sampling bias?




Yes, the sample incur - ANSWER✔✔-Yes, the sample incurs voluntary response bias.


In a study on voter behavior in Texas, the sample is chosen by first dividing the population into voting

precincts. Several precincts are then randomly chosen and all voters within the chosen precincts are

included in the sample. What form of sampling is this?




Stratified Sampling




Simple Random Sampling




Multistage Clustered Sampling


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Cluster Sampling - ANSWER✔✔-Cluster Sampling


Suppose that a researcher evaluates her research claim that the average systolic blood pressure for

adults in age 20-60 is higher than 120 which has been used as a guideline as a normal systolic blood

pressure for decades. In her study, the average blood pressure of 200 randomly selected individuals who

did not have any health issues was 123.6.


In this study, the average blood pressure of adults that she wanted to investigate was ______, and the

average blood pressure of 200 individuals is ________.


Fill in the blank. - ANSWER✔✔-parameter; sample statistic


Donny is working with an association of local dentists to better understand the dental habits of their city.

He takes a survey of residents and asks them their age, gender, income, educational level, insurance

status, how many times a day they brush their teeth, and how many times a year they visit the dentist.

Educational level is collected by asking what is the highest level completed: elementary school, middle

school, high school, college, or postgraduate study. As specifically as possible, what type of variable is

educational level? - ANSWER✔✔-Categorical - Ordinal


A researcher wants to determine if a new exercise program helps people lose weight. She recruits over

1200 subjects (her statistician determined this number from sample size calculations) and randomly

assigns them to either participate in the new exercise program or no exercise program. She tells those in

the new program group to exercise 3 times a week and tells those in the no exercise group that they

should not exercise for the duration of the study. Based on this information, which of the following

principles of experimental design is not present in this study? - ANSWER✔✔-Blinding




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