Statistics Quiz

Determine the level of measurement. A researcher is studying how much time people spend exercising each week.

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Interval

• Ratio

Determine whether Inferential or Descriptive. According to PAGASA there are projected 13 to 16 cyclones this year, marking an increase from 11 storms in 2023, an El Niño year.

• Inferential

• Descriptive

Determine whether Inferential Statistics or Descriptive Statistics. The average adult height of Filipino is 154 cm for women and 161 cm for men.

• Inferential

• Descriptive

Determine whether Inferential or Descriptive. The effects of a paracetamol is drowsiness and tiredness.

• Inferential

• Descriptive

A statistic is the calculated measure of some characteristics of a population.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Sample is the calculated measure of some characteristics of a population.

Opinion Research Corporation conducted the 2009 Lemelson-MIT Invention Index, in the U.S., survey of 501 teens, ages 12–17. The teens were asked what everyday invention they thought would be obsolete in five years. What is the population?

• Teens ages 12 -17

• All U.S. teens ages 12-17

• All teens

• All people from the U.S.

Determine whether discrete or continuous variable. The volume of a liquid measured in liters or milliliters.

• Continuous

• Discrete

Determine if Qualitative or Quantitative. The subject taken by the 1st year students of Computer Studies at FEU Tech.

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

Determine whether Inferential or Descriptive. There are about 60% of students that will pass the midterm exam.

• Inferential

• Descriptive

Determine the level of measurement. A financial analyst is studying the annual income of employees in a large corporation.

• Ratio

• Nominal

• Interval

• Ordinal