MSIT Examples and Clicker Questions -
Test 1 Correctly Answered.
In order to determine the average IQ of ninth-grade students, a school psychologist obtains a list of all
high schools in the local public school system. She randomly selects five of these schools and
administers an IQ test to all ninth-grade students at the selected schools. What sampling method was
used? - CORRECT ANSWER Cluster
A member of Congress wishes to determine her constituency's opinion regarding estate taxes. She
divides her constituency into three income classes: low, middle, and upper income households. She then
takes a random sample of households from each income class. What sampling method was used here? -
CORRECT ANSWER Stratified
A lobby has a list of the 100 senators of the US. in order to determinate Senate's position regarding farm
subsidies, they decide to talk with every seventh senator on the list starting with the third. What
sampling method was used here? - CORRECT ANSWER Systematic
In an effort to identify whether an advertising campaign has been effective, a marketing firm conducts a
nationwide poll by randomly selecting individuals from a list of known users of the product. What
sampling method was used here? - CORRECT ANSWER Simple Random
A college dean is interested in learning about the average age of faculty at the college.
A. individuals
B. population
C. sample
D. variable
E. parameter
F. statistic
the average age of all faculty members at the college - CORRECT ANSWER E. parameter
A college dean is interested in learning about the average age of faculty at the college.
A. individuals
, B. population
C. sample
D. variable
E. parameter
F. statistic
faculty members at the college - CORRECT ANSWER A. individuals
A college dean is interested in learning about the average age of faculty at the college.
A. individuals
B. population
C. sample
D. variable
E. parameter
F. statistic
10 randomly selected faculty members at the college - CORRECT ANSWER C. sample
A college dean is interested in learning about the average age of faculty at the college.
A. individuals
B. population
C. sample
D. variable
E. parameter
F. statistic
the age of each faculty member at the college - CORRECT ANSWER D. variable
A college dean is interested in learning about the average age of faculty at the college.
A. individuals
B. population
C. sample
Test 1 Correctly Answered.
In order to determine the average IQ of ninth-grade students, a school psychologist obtains a list of all
high schools in the local public school system. She randomly selects five of these schools and
administers an IQ test to all ninth-grade students at the selected schools. What sampling method was
used? - CORRECT ANSWER Cluster
A member of Congress wishes to determine her constituency's opinion regarding estate taxes. She
divides her constituency into three income classes: low, middle, and upper income households. She then
takes a random sample of households from each income class. What sampling method was used here? -
CORRECT ANSWER Stratified
A lobby has a list of the 100 senators of the US. in order to determinate Senate's position regarding farm
subsidies, they decide to talk with every seventh senator on the list starting with the third. What
sampling method was used here? - CORRECT ANSWER Systematic
In an effort to identify whether an advertising campaign has been effective, a marketing firm conducts a
nationwide poll by randomly selecting individuals from a list of known users of the product. What
sampling method was used here? - CORRECT ANSWER Simple Random
A college dean is interested in learning about the average age of faculty at the college.
A. individuals
B. population
C. sample
D. variable
E. parameter
F. statistic
the average age of all faculty members at the college - CORRECT ANSWER E. parameter
A college dean is interested in learning about the average age of faculty at the college.
A. individuals
, B. population
C. sample
D. variable
E. parameter
F. statistic
faculty members at the college - CORRECT ANSWER A. individuals
A college dean is interested in learning about the average age of faculty at the college.
A. individuals
B. population
C. sample
D. variable
E. parameter
F. statistic
10 randomly selected faculty members at the college - CORRECT ANSWER C. sample
A college dean is interested in learning about the average age of faculty at the college.
A. individuals
B. population
C. sample
D. variable
E. parameter
F. statistic
the age of each faculty member at the college - CORRECT ANSWER D. variable
A college dean is interested in learning about the average age of faculty at the college.
A. individuals
B. population
C. sample
