NSG 3029 CH1 (11) QUIZ
Chapter 11
1. The symbol used to designate a population mean is:
A. N
B. x
C. m [mu]
D. p
2. Common descriptive statistics are classified in all the following ways except:
A. Counts of da
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NSG 3029 CH1 (11) QUIZ
Chapter 11
1. The symbol used to designate a population mean is:
A. N
B. x
C. m [mu]
D. p
2. Common descriptive statistics are classified in all the following ways except:
A. Counts of data
B. Measures of Acentral tendency
C. Graphic presentations
D. Sampling distributions and standard error
3. A statistical term that means a count of the instances a number occurs in a data set is called:
A. Interval
B. Frequency
C. Ratio
D. Rate
4. A type of frequency distribution in which variables with different values are plotted as a graph
on x-axes and y- axes and the shape can be visualized is referred to as a:
A. Histogram
B. Frequency table
C. Scatter plot
D. Line graph
5. A type of graphic presentation of distribution that indicates the nature of the relationship
between two variables measured from the same subject at the same time is referred to as a:
A. Histogram
B. Frequency table
C. Scatter plot
D. Line graph
6. A measure of central tendency that is the average is called the:
A. Mean
B. Median
C. Mode
D. Range
7. A measure of central tendency that is the most frequently ~ occurring value in the data set is
called the:
A. Mean
B. Median
C. Mode
D. Range
8. A measure of central tendency that is the exact midpoint of the numbers of the data set is
called the:
A. Mean
B. Median
C. Mode
D. Range
9. Bar graphs are easiest to create for what types of descriptive data?
A. Nominal and ordinal
B. Interval and ratio
C. Nominal and interval
D. Ordinal and ratio
10. A calculated count derived from dividing the frequency of an event in a given time period by
all possible occurrences of the event during the same time period is referred to as the:
A. Interval
B. Frequency
C. Ratio
D. Rate
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