Exploring Statistical Inference Concepts

Exploring Statistical Inference Concepts

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English

6th - 8th Grade

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Emma Peterson

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the two main focuses of statistical analysis?

Theoretical and applied statistics

Predictive and prescriptive statistics

Quantitative and qualitative statistics

Descriptive and inferential statistics

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does inferential statistical analysis allow us to do?

Make conclusions beyond the collected data

Summarize data using graphs

Calculate the mean and interquartile range

Identify relationships without conclusions

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which example involves weighing chocolate bars as a sample?

Sampling chocolate bars from a production machine

Picking apples from an orchard

Surveying voters in New Zealand

Measuring water levels in a lake

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a key element of uncertainty in statistical inference?

How well the sample represents the population

The exact size of the population

The type of objects in the population

The color of apples in an orchard

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does a margin of error provide in inferential statistics?

A graphical representation of data

A prediction of future data trends

An exact measurement of population parameters

A range within which the population parameter likely falls

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the probability of a sample indicating that 50% think the economy is getting worse if the true proportion is 40%?

0%

10%

50%

25%

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the method of taking a sample affect the inference process?

It modifies the graphical data representation

It alters the descriptive statistics

It impacts the representativeness of the sample

It changes the population size

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