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Biostatistics For The Biological And Health Sciences 2nd Edition
By Marc Triola , Mario Triola , Jason Roy
,MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose The One Alternative That Best Completes The Statement Or Answers The Question.
1) Determine Whether The Given Value Is A Statistic Or A Parameter.
In Studying The Loggerhead Turtle On Anna Maria Island, FL, Scientists Observe The Average (Mean) Number
Of Hatchlings In All 253 Nests.
A) Parameter
B) Statistic
ANS>A
2) Determine Whether The Given Value Is A Statistic Or A Parameter.
A Sample Of Medtronic's Rechargeable Implanted Spine Stimulator Batteries Lasted An Average (Mean) Of Nine
Years.
A) Statistic
B) Parameter
ANS>A
3) A Is The Complete Collection Of All Measurements Or Data, Whereas, A Is A Subcollection
Of Members Selected From The Complete Collection.
A) Sample; Population
B) Population; Sample
C) Population; Parameter
D) Sample;
Census ANS>B
4) Determine Whether The Given Values Are From A Discrete Or A Continuous Data Set.
People Are Asked To State How Many Times In The Last Month They Visited Their Family Doctor.
A) Discrete
B) Continuous
ANS>A
5) Determine Whether The Given Values Are From A Discrete Or A Continuous Data
Set. The Number Of Hatchlings From A Sample Of 45 Bluebird Nests Is 135.
A) Continuous
B) Discrete
ANS>B
6) Determine Which Of The Four Levels Of Measurement Is Most
Appropriate. Doctors Measure The Weights (In Pounds) Of Preterm
Babies.
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio
ANS>D
7) Determine Which Of The Four Levels Of Measurement Is Most Appropriate.
Ornithologists Classify Hummingbirds In The United States Using 17 Different Species: Allen, Anna,
Berylline, Black-Chinned, Blue-Throated, Broad-Billed, Broad- Tailed, Buff-Bellied, Calliope, Costa, Lucifer,
Magnificent, Ruby-Throated, Rufous, Violet-Crowned, White-Eared, And Xantus.
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio
,ANS>A
, 8) Determine Which Of The Four Levels Of Measurement Is Most Appropriate.
The Income Range Of Attendees At A Research Conference Is Gathered As Upper, Middle, And Low Levels.
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio
ANS>B
9) Determine Which Of The Four Levels Of Measurement Is Most Appropriate.
Biologists Measure The Water Temperature Of The Merrimack River In New Hampshire.
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio
ANS>C
10) Identify The Population.
A Graduate Student Conducts A Research Study On Undergraduate Student Smoking Habits. She Begins With A
Survey To 500 Randomly Selected Undergraduate Students From 10 Randomly Selected U.S. Universities.
A) 500 Undergraduate Students From 10 U.S. Universities
B) Undergraduate Students From U.S. Universities
C) Smokers In The U.S.
D) Graduate Students From U.S.
Universities ANS>B
11) Determine Whether The Given Description Corresponds To An Observational Study Or An
Experiment. In A Study Of Cold Symptoms, The Body Temperatures Of Study Participants Were
Taken.
A) Observational Study
B) Experiment
ANS>A
12) Determine Whether The Given Description Corresponds To An Observational Study Or An Experiment.
Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Are Randomly Divided Into Four Treatment Groups
(The
Tomatis Method, The Dore Method, The Brain Gym, And A Control Group) To Compare Differences In Focus And
Concentration.
A) Observational Study
B) Experiment
ANS>B
13) Identify The Type Of Observational Study: Cross-Sectional, Retrospective, Or
Prospective. A Researcher From The Department Of Defense Is Studying The
Psychology Of Trauma.
He Plans To Follow The Children Of Service Members Who Died In Afghanistan For The Next 20 Years.
A) Retrospective
B) Prospective
C) Cross-Sectional
ANS>B
