21.

Age is classified as what kind of data

a. nominal
b. ordinal
c. interval
d. ratio
ANSWER: D
22. You are interested in how stress affects heart rate in humans. Your dependent variable would be the
_.
a. interest
b. heart rate
c. humans
d. stress
ANSWER: B
23. Gender is categorized as:
a. nominal
b. ordinal
c. interval
d. ratio
ANSWER: A
24. A researcher is interested in the travel time of PUP students to school. A group of 50 students is
interviewed. Their mean travel time is 16.7 minutes. For this study the mean of 16.7 is an example of _.
a. parameter
b. statistics
c. population
d. sample
ANSWER: B
25. A researcher is curious about the IQ level of students at the PUPBB. The entire group of students is
an example of a _.
a. parameter
b. statistics
c. population
d. sample
ANSWER: C
26. Statistical techniques that summarize and organize the data are classified as:
a. population statistics
b. sample statistics
c. descriptive statistics
d. inferential statistics
ANSWER: C
27. if a researcher sets a level of significance at 0.05, what does it mean?
a. Five times out of 100, a significant result will be found that is due to chance alone and not to
true relationship.
b. Ninety-five times out of 100, a significant result will be found that is due to chance alone and
not to true relationship.
c. Five times out of 100, a significant result will be found that is not due to chance, but to true
relationship
d. none of the above
ANSWER: A
28. What does ANOVA stand for?
a. Analysis of values and averages
b. Analysis of variance
c. Analysis of variability
d. Analysis of non-ordinal values
ANSWER: B
29. In 500m speed skating race, time results would be considered an example of which level of
measurement?
a. nominal
b. ordinal
c. interval
d. ratio
ANSWER: D
30. A researcher studies the factors that determine the number of children of future couples decide to
have. That variable ‘number of children’ is a:
a. discrete
b. continuous
c. categorical
d. ordinal
ANSWER: A

31. A teacher asks students to identify their favorite reality television show. What type of measurement
scale do the different television shows make up?
a. nominal
b. ordinal
c. interval
d. ratio
ANSWER: A
32. Which of the following sets of scores has the greatest variability or range?
a. 2, 5, 8, 11
b. 13, 13, 13, 13
c. 20, 25, 26, 27
d. 42, 43, 44, 45
ANSWER: A
33. What is the mean for the following scores: 2, 5, 4, 1, 8?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 20
ANSWER: B
34. What is the median for the following scores: 2, 5, 4, 1, 8?
a. 3.5
b. 4
c. 4.5
d. 7
ANSWER: B
35. What is the mean for the scores: 1, 3, 3, 2, 1?
a. 1.5
b. 3.0
c. 2.9
d. 5.8
ANSWER: C