1. By definition, a subset of a
population selected for study is
a________________
2. A characteristic whose value may
change from one individual to
another is a_____________
3. The distinction between
descriptive and inferential
statistics is that____________
4. According to Chebyshev's Rule,
at least what percent of data is
within 5 standard deviations of
the mean?
5. The Empirical Rule can
be used when assessing a
distribution
if_______________
6. A treatment that has no
active ingredients is
a_______________
7. A study cannot be an
experiment
if________________________
__
8. The term used to describe the
bias that occurs if some segment
of a population is systematically
excluded from a sample is_______
9. The z-score and
percentile are measures
of_______
10.
Jane Doe and Richard Roe are law students.
If their scores on the mid terms and finals in
the Statistics for Law class, together with the
means and standard deviations for these exams
are given. What would you use to determine
who did better on each test.
11. The bias that occurs
because observations
were not made of all
individuals selected for
a sample is…
12. By definition, a
simple random
sample is one such
that…
13. The sampling
frame is the…
14. An experiment is a
planned intervention
undertaken to observe
the effects of…
15. Two variables
are confounded if…
16. Randomization,
as a strategy in
experimental
design, would be
unsuccessful if…
17. Blocking would
be unsuccessful if…
18. The design
strategy of making
multiple observations
for each experimental
condition is…
19. In utilizing direct
control, what
factors are held
constant…
20. In a study of fitness, data
was taken on 100 individuals.
The variables measured for
each person were the number
of laps on a track in 15 minute
trials, and their heart rate at
the end of the 15 minutes. The
data set is, therefore…
21. Suppose I have a set of
data with 5 numbers:
-6.0, -4.5, 0, 5, and an
unknown 5th number. For
these 5 data points, which of
the statistics can NEVER be
greater than zero…
22. List a variable
that would yield
data that would be
suitable for use in a
histogram…
23.
24.