11/21/21, 8:57 AM M1 Exam - Requires Respondus LockDown Browser + Webcam: Introduction to Statistics-2021- Lagios
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Points
30
Questions
4
Time Limit
90 Minutes
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Instructions
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scratch paper, a pen/pencil, and a calculator.
You may ONLY use the equation sheets that are provided WITHIN the exam. The use of printed
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LATEST Attempt 1
16 minutes 30 out of 30
Score for this quiz:
30 out of 30
Submitted Nov 16 at 11:36am
This attempt took 16 minutes.
Question 1 10
/ 10 pts
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Statistics Equation Sheet
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Define each of the following:
a) Variable.
b) Observation.
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c) Data Set.
Your Answer:
A) A Variable is any characteistics, number, or quantity that can be
measured or counted.
B) An observation in statistics is a value of something of interest you're
measuring or counting during a study or experiment: a peon's height, a
bank account value at certain point in time, or number of animals.
C) A data set is a collection of numbers or values that relate to a particular
subject. For example, the test scores of each student in a particular class
is a data set. The number of fish eaten by each dolphin at an aquarium is
a data set.
a) A variable is a particular, measurable attribute that the
researcher believes is needed to describe the element in their
study.
b) An observation is all the information collected for each
element in a study.
c) A data set is an arranged collection of information that
contains the various categories of data which were collected
for a specific study.
Question 2 5
/ 5 pts
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You may find the following files helpful throughout the exam:
Statistics_Equation_Sheet
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Explain statistical inference.
Your Answer:
Statistical inference is the process of using data analysis to infer propeties
of an undelying distrubtion of probability. Inferential statistics can be
contrasted with descriptive statistics. Descriptive statistics is soley
concerned with properties of the observed data, and it does not rest on
the assumption that the data come from a larger population.
Statistical inference is the use of a sample to make decisions
about a population.
Question 3 5
/ 5 pts
You may find the following files helpful throughout the exam:
Statistics_Equation_Sheet
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Look at the following data and see if you can identify any outliers:
89 9 94 55 63 77 4 70 83 61 345 65 69
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Your Answer:
The outliers are 4, 9 , and 345.
The outliers are:
4 9 345
Question 4 10
/ 10 pts
You may find the following files helpful throughout the exam:
Statistics_Equation_Sheet
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The following pie chart shows the percentages of total items sold in a
month in a certain fast food restaurant.
A total of 2900 fast food items were sold during the month.
a.) How many were burgers?
b.) How many were fish?
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Your Answer:
348 Burgers
812 Fish
a.) Burgers : 2900(.12) = 348
b.) Fish : 2900(.28) = 812
Quiz Score:
30 out of 30
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