Elementary Statistics- FINAL EXAM REVIEW UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Elementary Statistics
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Elementary Statistics
Elementary Statistics- FINAL EXAM
REVIEW UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Which of the following represents data?
A.Quiz scores from a college level statistics course.
B.20% of the students in a math class make an A.
C.A radio station announces the results of a contest.
D.A local...
Elementary Statistics- FINAL EXAM
REVIEW UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Which of the following represents data?
A.Quiz scores from a college level statistics course.
B.20% of the students in a math class make an A.
C.A radio station announces the results of a contest.
D.A local dentist creates a questionnaire to determine the quality of the care received during
an office visit - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A.Quiz scores from a college level statistics
course.
A research company performed a study of Machiavellian traits in accountants. Machiavellian
describes negative character traits that include manipulation, cunning, duplicity, deception,
and bad faith. A questionnaire was administered to a random sample of
700 acccounting alumni of a large university; however, due to nonresponse and incomplete
answers, only 203 questionnaires could be analyzed. Several variables were measured,
including age, gender, level of education, income, job satisfaction score, and Machiavellian
("Mach") rating score. The research findings suggest that Machiavellian behavior is not
required to achieve success in the accounting profession.
Part B. Identify the population of interest to the researchers. Choose the correct answer
below.
A.All alumni of the large university
B.All accounting alumni of the large university
C.The 700 accounting alumni
D.All 203 accounting alumni who returned - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Part A:
B)All accounting alumni of the large university
Part B:
C)The sample is the 203 accounting alumni who returned the questionnaire
Part C:
A)Machiavellian behavior is not required to achieve success in the accounting profession.
, If we are collecting sample data for a study, the _______ that we choose can greatly influence
the validity of our conclusions. For example, we can use sound statistical methods to analyze
data in voluntary response samples, but the results are not necessarily valid. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Sampling Method
Which of the following is NOT a voluntary response sample?
A. A survey is taken at a mall by asking passersby if they will fill out the survey.
B. Quiz scores from a college level statistics course are analyzed to determine student
progress.
C. A radio station asks for call-in responses to a question concerning city recycling.
D. A local dentist asks her patients to fill out a questionnaire and mail it back to determine the
quality of the care received during an office visit. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- B. Quiz
scores from a college level statistics course are analyzed to determine student progress.
What does it mean for the findings of a statistical analysis of data to be statistically
significant?
A.The likelihood of getting these results by chance is very small.
B.The results are very important to the health and well-being of a certain population.
C.The outcome could easily occur by chance.
D.The results do not make enough difference to be of use. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
A.The likelihood of getting these results by chance is very small.
What is the goal of learning statistics?
A.To accept the source of the data blindly
B.To use statistics for deception
C.To learn to distinguish between statistical conclusions that are likely to be valid and those
that are seriously flawed.
D.To use voluntary response samples to imply results about the population - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- C. To learn to distinguish between statistical conclusions that are likely to be
valid and those that are seriously flawed.
Which of the following is NOT a misuse of statistics?
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