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BA Module 02 - Quiz

The document discusses biased and unbiased survey questions. Biased questions can influence responses and lead to inaccurate results, while unbiased questions are designed not to influence responses. Examples of biased questions provided include questions that imply a preferred answer or make unsupported claims. Examples of unbiased questions include neutral questions that do not steer respondents toward a particular answer. The document emphasizes the importance of asking unbiased questions in surveys to obtain accurate information.

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BA Module 02 - Quiz

The document discusses biased and unbiased survey questions. Biased questions can influence responses and lead to inaccurate results, while unbiased questions are designed not to influence responses. Examples of biased questions provided include questions that imply a preferred answer or make unsupported claims. Examples of unbiased questions include neutral questions that do not steer respondents toward a particular answer. The document emphasizes the importance of asking unbiased questions in surveys to obtain accurate information.

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Question 

1 of 20
Categorize which of the following questions are biased and which are unbiased.

Correct!
Biased questions can influence the way people answer, leaving researchers with
inaccurate results. Unbiased questions are designed to not influence the way people
answer. 

The following are biased questions:

 Isn’t Daft Punk a better band than Oasis?


 Research has linked carbon emissions to global warming. Do you think the
US government should enact legislation to limit carbon emissions?
 Do you enjoy the work of such literary giants as William Shakespeare?
 Do you think people benefit from taking overpriced diet supplements?

The following are unbiased questions:

 Do you believe that current popular music is better, worse, or about the same
quality as popular music from 20 years ago?
 Do you think women should be drafted into the military?
 How often do you eat spinach, kale, or other leafy green vegetables?

Question 2 of 20

For a standard normal distribution (µ=0, σ=1), the area under the curve less than 1.25 is
0.894. 

 What is the approximate percentage of the area under the curve less than -1.25?

0.894
0.894 is the area under the curve less than 1.25.
0.394
0.394 is the area under the curve for all values greater than 0 but less than 1.25.
0.211
0.211 is the area under the curve for all values less than -1.25 or greater than 1.25.
0.106
1–0.894=0.106 is the area under the curve for all values greater than 1.25. Since the
normal distribution is symmetric, 0.106 is also the area under the curve for all values
less than -1.25.
Question 3 of 20

According to the Central Limit Theorem, the means of random samples from which of
the following distributions will be normally distributed, assuming the samples are
sufficiently large?

The heights of basketball players


According to the Central Limit Theorem, if we take large enough samples, the
distribution of sample means will be normally distributed regardless of the shape of the
underlying population.
The sum of two dice
According to the Central Limit Theorem, if we take large enough samples, the
distribution of sample means will be normally distributed regardless of the shape of the
underlying population.
The annual income of HBS Online graduates
According to the Central Limit Theorem, if we take large enough samples, the
distribution of sample means will be normally distributed regardless of the shape of the
underlying population.
All of the above
According to the Central Limit Theorem, if we take large enough samples, the
distribution of sample means will be normally distributed regardless of the shape of the
underlying population.
Question 4 of 20
Several probability expressions for a normal distribution are provided below. Drag the
correct percentage to each probability expression.
Question 5 of 20
Question 6 of 20
If the mean of a normally distributed population is -10 with a standard deviation of 2,
what is the likelihood of obtaining a value less than or equal to -7?
Question 7 of 20
A store owner is interested in opening a second shop. She wants to estimate the true
average daily revenue of her current shop to decide whether expanding her business is
a good idea. The store owner takes a random sample of 60 days over a six-month
period and finds that the mean revenue of those days is 3,472.00 dollars with variance
315,900.20 square dollars. Calculate a 95% confidence interval to estimate the true
average daily revenue.
Question 8 of 20
A curious student in a large economics course is interested in calculating the percentage
of his classmates who scored lower than he did on the GMAT; he scored 490. He knows
that GMAT scores are normally distributed and that the average score is approximately
540. He also knows that 95% of his classmates scored between 400 and 680. Based on
this information, calculate the percentage of his classmates who scored lower than he
did.
Question 9 of 20
A researcher wants to select a random sample of consumers for a study.  Generate a
random ID number between 0 and 1,000 for each consumer in the spreadsheet.

Correct!

Use the function =RAND()*1000 in cells A2:A30 to generate random numbers for
each consumer.
Question 10 of 20

A journalist wants to determine the average annual salary of CEOs in the S&P 1,500. He does not
have time to survey all 1,500 CEOs but wants to be 95% confident that his estimate is within
$50,000 of the true mean. The journalist takes a preliminary sample and estimates that the
standard deviation is approximately $449,300. 

What is the minimum number of CEOs that the journalist must survey to be within $50,000
of the true average annual salary? Remember that the z-value associated with a 95%
confidence interval is 1.96. (Please enter your answer as an integer; that is, as a whole
number with no decimal point.)

Question 11 of 20
A college student is interested in investigating the TV-watching habits of her classmates
and surveys 20 people on the number of hours they watch per week. The results are
provided below. Calculate the 80% confidence interval of the true average number of
hours of TV watched per week.
Question 12 of 20
A college football coach has decided to recruit only the heaviest 15% of high school
football players. He knows that high school players’ weights are normally distributed and
that this year, the mean weight is 225 pounds with a standard deviation of 43 pounds.
Calculate the weight at which the coach should start recruiting players.
Question 13 of 20

You report a confidence interval to your boss but she says that she wants a narrower
range. 

SELECT ALL of the ways you can reduce the width of the confidence interval.

Increase the sample size


Increasing the sample size provides a more accurate representation of the population
and therefore, reduces the width of the confidence interval. Note that another option is
also correct.
Decrease the sample size
Decreasing the sample size can lead to less accurate results and therefore, increases
the width of the confidence interval.
Increase the confidence level
Increasing the confidence level increases the width of the confidence interval.
Decrease the confidence level
Decreasing the confidence level reduces the width of the confidence interval. Note that
another option is also correct.
Increase the mean
Increasing the mean does not necessarily reduce the width of the confidence interval.
The mean affects the center of the confidence interval but does not affect the width.
Decrease the mean
Decreasing the mean does not necessarily reduce the width of the confidence interval.
The mean affects the center of the confidence interval but does not affect the width.
Question 14 of 20
A company randomly surveys 15 VIP customers and records their customer satisfaction
scores out of a possible 100 points. Based on the data provided, calculate a 90%
confidence interval to estimate the true satisfaction score of all VIP customers.
Question 15 of 20
IQ scores are known to be normally distributed. The mean IQ score is 100 and the
standard deviation is 15. What percent of the population has an IQ over 115?
Question 16 of 20

IQ scores are known to be normally distributed. The mean IQ score is 100 and the
standard deviation is 15. What percent of the population has an IQ between 85 and 105?
Question 17 of 20
IQ scores are known to be normally distributed. The mean IQ score is 100 and the
standard deviation is 15. The top 25% of the population (ranked by IQ score) have IQ’s
above what value?
Question 18 of 20

Which of the following is the MOST LIKELY result of using a survey with biased
questions?

The standard deviation of the sample will be larger than the standard deviation of the
population.
A survey with biased questions may lead to biased data. The variability of the data in the
sample may or may not be different from variability in the population. However, there is
no reason to believe a biased sample will have a larger standard deviation than the
population from which it is drawn.
The standard deviation of the sample will be smaller than the standard deviation of
the population.
A survey with biased questions may lead to biased data. The variability of the data in the
sample may or may not be different from variability in the population. However, there is
no reason to believe a biased sample will have a smaller standard deviation than the
population from which it is drawn.
The data in your sample will differ in a systematic way from data based on unbiased
random selections from the population.
In general, surveys with biased questions may lead to biased data, which differ
systematically from what would be seen in an unbiased sample. For example, biased
survey questions would lead to systematic differences between the answers given on
your surveys and the answers that would be that would be given on a more neutral
survey.
The data in your sample will not follow a normal distribution.
A survey with biased questions may lead to biased data. The variability of the data in the
sample may or may not be different from variability in the population. However, there’s
no reason to believe it will make it closer or further from being normally distributed. In
fact, most samples, biased or unbiased, are not normally distributed, because most
populations in the real world are not normally distributed.
Question 19 of 20

A political campaign supporting a particular candidate conducted an exit poll of 125


voters to estimate the proportion of voters who cast a ballot in favor of its candidate. In
Column B, create a dummy variable for the voters’ responses, where 1 indicates a vote
for the candidate and 0 indicates a vote against the candidate.  
 

You must use a spreadsheet function to create the dummy variable. Your answer will be
graded as incorrect if you manually enter the dummy variable data.

Question 20 of 20
Calculate the 90% confidence interval for the proportion of voters who cast their ballot
for the candidate.

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