Statistical Methods AS 500

Dr Salah Mahdy

Sheet one

Sheet 1

Choose the true answer for the following questions:

No. Question
1. The reason for taking a statistics course is that
a) numerical data is everywhere.
b) the knowledge of statistical methods will help you understand how
decisions are made.
c) statistical techniques are used to make decisions that affect our
daily lives.
d) All the above.
2.
Statistics is the science concerned with
a) designing data collection methods and classifying the data
b) various techniques for summarizing and organizing the data
c) displaying and analyzing the data in order to obtain statistical
indicators and information necessary for making appropriate
decisions
d) All the above.
3.
The statistical science is
a) descriptive statistics
b) inferential statistics.

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 c) The statistical analysis
d) All the above
4.
The descriptive statistics is the methods of
a) Organizing data.
b) Summarizing data.
c) Presenting data in an informative way.
d) All the above.
5. The statistical inference is
a) finding the characteristics about a population (mean, Proportion)
from a sample taken from that population.
b) Computing central tendency measures
c) Computing percentiles
d) All the above.
6.
The average score of Ahmed is 85 and the average score of Hussein is 75
is
a) An inferential statistic
b) Descriptive statistics
c) Dispersion measures.
d) None of the above.
7.
Ahmed is a better student than Hussein. On the next test, Ahmed is likely
to get a higher score than Hussain is
a) An inferential statistic
b) Descriptive statistics
c) Dispersion measures.
d) None of the above.
8. The difference between the average score of Ahmed and the average
score of Hussein is 10 degrees is
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 a) An inferential statistic
b) Descriptive statistics
c) Dispersion measures.
d) None of the above.
9. Population is
a) the total set of the elements under study
b) the total set of the elements under interest
c) it is usually the goal of the statistical study
d) all the above.
10.
Quantitative Data
a) is that can be summed up in several descriptive aspects
b) it is not possible to perform mathematical calculations such as
addition and subtraction.
c) can be obtained in the form of numbers and are subject to
arrangement and can be made calculations and statistics on it.
d) None of the above.
11.
Qualitative Data
a) is that can be summed up in several descriptive aspects
b) can be calculated the percentage of the aspects.
c) Can be made bar chart
d) all of the above.
12.
Gender is example on
a) ordinal variable.
b) Nominal variable
c) Discrete variable

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 d) Continuous variable
13.
Nationality is example on
a) ordinal variable.
b) Nominal variable
c) Discrete variable
d) Continuous variable
14.
The number of daily car accidents in Alexandria is example on
a) ordinal variable.
b) Nominal variable
c) Discrete variable
d) Continuous variable
15.
The weight of the person has
a) nominal level.
b) Ordinal level
c) Interval level
d) Ratio level
16.
The number of family members is
a) continuous data.
b) ordinal data.
c) Nominal data
d) Discrete data
17.
Binary data is the data obtained from a population that follows
a) the normal distribution

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 b) Bernoulli distribution
c) Poisson distribution
d) Gamma distribution
18. The income of the head of the family (with dollar) has
a) nominal level.
b) Ordinal level
c) Interval level
d) Ratio level
19.
Temperature degree has
a) nominal level.
b) Ordinal level
c) Interval level
d) Ratio level
20.
One of the errors that statistics users make is
a) choosing the appropriate statistical method for analyzing the
data.
b) sufficient data
c) the best Interpreting the results
d) none of the above
21. Blood pressure is
a) quantitative variable.
b) Poisson variable
c) Binary variable
d) Nominal variable.

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22.
In SPSS, Measure is used to identify
a) the type of levels of measurement
b) determine the type of the variable
c) determine the width of the variable
d) none of the above.
23.
We can use data view to
a) define the variables.
b) Inter the data
c) determine the type of the variable
d) none of the above.
24.
We can use variable view to
a) define the variables.
b) determine the width of the variable
c) determine the type of the variable

d) All the above.

25.
To define the categories of the variable, we use
a) values in variable view.
b) Label in variable view
c) Measurement in variable view
d) None of the above.
26.
To inter the items of the questionnaire, we can use
a) Label view
b) Data view

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 c) Analyze view
d) None of the above
27.
The number of accidents caused by rain is example on
a) Poisson data.
b) Binomial data
c) Normal data
d) Nominal data
28.
Assume that 5 patients entered the hospital for intensive care. If we care
about the number of patients who have been cured, the data will be as
follows: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, these data are followed
a) Binomial distribution.
b) Normal distribution
c) Poisson distribution
d) Bernoulli distribution
29.
The unit produced, non-defective or defective, represents
a) binary data
b) Binomial data
c) Qualitative data
d) All the above
30.
Non-Normal Data obtained from a population that follows any
distribution, for example
a) Gamma distribution.
b) Binomial distribution

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 c) Poisson distribution
d) All the above
31.
95% from the normal data lie between
a) (µ-σ and µ+σ) à 68%
b) ( µ-2σ and µ+2σ) à 95%
c) (µ-3σ and µ+3σ) à 99%
d) None of the above
32.
Continuous data takes values that
a) separate values
b) subject to the principle of counting
c) subject to the principle of measurement
d) has nominal level
33.
Discrete data takes values that
a) separate values
b) subject to the principle of counting
c) Can be plotted by bar chart
d) all the above
34.
The Questionnaire is a tool for
a) the survey.
b) Collecting data
c) Studying the relationship between variables
d) All the above
35.
The data collected using the Questionnaire online is

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 a) row data.
b) Can be coded
c) Can be processed
d) All the above
36.
The variable type may be
a) Numeric.
b) string.
c) Dated.
d) All the above