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Give the cases and the variable(s) in each situation below, and identify each variable as categorical or quantitative: a). Asking US citizens whether or not they support gun control. Cases: US citizens Variable: Support gun control? (yes/no) - categorical 1. Give the cases and the variable(...

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STA270 Test 1 Questions and Correct
Answers the Latest Update
1. Give the cases and the variable(s) in each situation below, and identify each

variable as categorical or quantitative:

a). Asking US citizens whether or not they support gun control.


✓ Cases: US citizens
✓ Variable: Support gun control? (yes/no) - categorical



1. Give the cases and the variable(s) in each situation below, and identify each

variable as categorical or quantitative:

b). Asking college students how many hours of sleep they got last night.


✓ Cases: College students
✓ Variable: How much sleep last night? - quantitative



2. In each situation, indicate the explanatory variable and the response variable.

a). Does meditation help reduce stress?


✓ Explanatory variable: Meditation or not
✓ Response variable: Some measure of stress



2. In each situation, indicate the explanatory variable and the response variable.

b). Is hyperactivity in children affected by sugar consumption?




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✓ Explanatory variable: Sugar consumption
✓ Response variable: Some measure of hyperactivity



(a) TRUE FALSE One of the goals of statistics is to use information in a sample

to draw conclusions about the population from which the sample was taken.


✓ True



(b) TRUE FALSE A sample includes all individuals or objects of interest.


✓ False



(c) TRUE FALSE Roughly 25% of the values in a dataset fall between the first

and third quartiles.


✓ False



(d) TRUE FALSE The standard deviation is measured in the same units as the

mean.


✓ True



(e) TRUE FALSE The mean is less sensitive to extreme values in a dataset than

is the median.


✓ False



(f) TRUE FALSE If a distribution is heavily skewed to the left, the mean will be

less than the median.

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✓ True



(g) TRUE FALSE A biased sample is one that does not accurately reflect or

represent the population.


✓ True



(h) TRUE FALSE Bias can occur in a survey if the participants are all volunteers.


✓ True



(i) TRUE FALSE The symbol used for the population mean is - over x.


✓ False



(j) TRUE FALSE For symmetric, bell-shaped data, z-scores smaller than +2.00

would be unusual.


✓ False



4 . A survey results are displayed in the table below.




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In answering each of the questions below, round your answer to two decimal

places. (Show your work!)



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