STAT 251

Justin Merrill
Name_______________________
Worksheet 3/29
Goofy was curious what the best action figure would be to get Max for his birthday.
Because he wants it to be a surprise, Goofy stood outside Comics R Us and asked
people as they came out of the store which action figure they preferred: SuperGoof,
Goofman, or The Green Goof.
a. What are the 5 Ws and H in this example?

b. What would the Population and the Population Parameter be?

c. What would the Sample and the corresponding Statistic be?

d. In simple random sampling, each possible combination of individuals has

equal chance or occurring. True or False?

e. If a variable has a numerical value, it is always a quantitative variable. True or

False?

f.

A Census is data collected on every individual in the population. True or

False?

Mickey was curious which dog food lead to a healthier heart for Pluto. Thirty dogs
were feed 2 types of dog food Crunchy-Munchy, or Chow Down. Afterwards
Veterinarians listened to their hearts.
g. What is the Population?

h. What is the sample? Sample size?

i.

What is the observational unit?

j.

What are the variable and what type are they?

k. Are there any Biases you can think of?

l.

If the average heart rate for the dogs that ate Crunchy-Munchy was 100bpm,
is this average a statistic or a parameter? How do you know?

On those 30 dogs, Mickey made a few measurements. Which of these are variables,
and if so what type?
m. Height of dog in inches.
n. Proportion of all dogs with pointy ears.
o. Gender of dog.
p. Curly or straight fur.
q. Size type of dog.
r.

Number of the 30 dogs weighing above 20 pounds.

s. Age of dog.
t. Average height of 30 dogs.