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MCQ in Philosophy

The document contains multiple statistics quizzes covering topics such as identifying populations, samples, levels of measurement, and distinguishing between populations and samples. The quizzes include multiple choice questions testing these concepts along with short explanations and answer keys.

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MCQ in Philosophy

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BIO-Statistics quiz

Tutorials That Teach Population- Quiz

1. Which of the following does not represent a population for statistical research?
a. professional athletes
b. politicians convicted of bribery
c. sugar pills
d. people between ages 18 and 25

2. Which of the answer choices describes the more specific population?


a. Canadians
b. all humans
c. French-speaking Canadians
d. North Americans

3. What advantage does a specific population have over a general one in statistical research?
a. a specific population is easier to contact.
b. a specific population is more likely to yield results confirming predictions.
c. a specific population produces more accurate conclusions.
d. None of the answer choices is correct.

Answers

1. C
2. C
3. C

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Tutorials That Teach Samples- Quiz

1. Which of these statements defines a good sample of a given population?


a. Any sample must be representative of the population and its interests.
b. The sample size should be at least 30% of the total size of a given population.
c. The sample must have elements outside the given population.
d. The sample size should be very large.

2. If I want to gather data about working hours of teachers in Maryland, which of the answer
choices represents the most accurate sample.
a. 1,000 teachers in Pennsylvania
b. 1,000 teachers in Maryland
c. 400 people in 20 states
d. 1,000 people in Maryland

3. What advantage does a specific population have over a general one in statistical research?
a. a specific population is easier to contact.
b. a specific population is more likely to yield results confirming predictions.
c. a specific population produces more accurate conclusions.
d. None of the answer choices is correct.

Answers

1. A
2. B
3. C

Tutorials That Teach Identifying Level of Measurement- QUIZ

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1. What advantage does a specific population have over a general one in statistical research?
a. a specific population is easier to contact.
b. a specific population is more likely to yield results confirming predictions.
c. a specific population produces more accurate conclusions.
d. None of the answer choices is correct.

2. If you are comparing the number of girls to the number of boys in a classroom, you are gathering
a. nominal data.
b. ratio data.
c. ordinal data.
d. interval data.

3. Sally is studying the grade ranking of the senior class. She is gathering which kind of data?
a. ordinal
b. nominal
c. interval
d. ratio

Answers
1. A
2. B
3. A

Tutorials That Teach Identifying the Sample and Population- QUIZ

1. A researcher was interested in the effectiveness of a given learning program in preparing 100
high school juniors from five different schools for the SAT. What is the sample?
a. high school juniors

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b. 100 high school juniors from 5 different high schools
c. American high school students
d. 5 different high schools

2. A researcher was interested in the effectiveness of a given learning program in preparing 100
high school juniors from five different schools for the SAT. What is the population?
a. 5 different high schools
b. high school juniors
c. None of the answer choices is correct.
d. 100 high school juniors from

3. A researcher was interested in the effectiveness of a given learning program in preparing 25


football players from five different teams for a new play-memorizing system. What is the
population?
a. football players
b. 25 football players
c. five different teams
d. professional athletes

Answers

1. B
2. B
3. A

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