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The interval scale is less sophisticated than the _______ scale.

A. cross-sectional
B. nominal
C. ordinal
D. ratio

D. ratio

The interval scale of measurement:

A. allows for the use of negative values
B. is a weaker scale of measurement than the nominal scale
C. is used to measure certain types of qualitative data
D. allows for the construction of meaningful ratios between the data values

A. allows for the use of negative values

Which measurement scales are associated with quantitative data?

A. Interval and ratio
B. Ordinal and ratio
C. Nominal and ratio
D. Nominal and ordinal

A. Interval and ratio

Which of the following scenarios is an example of the interval scale?

A. The runner's time in a race (in seconds)
B. The price of a stock (in dollars)
C. An undergraduate's major
D. The outside temperature (in degrees Fahrenheit)

D. The outside temperature (in degrees Fahrenheit)

The company wants to estimate the mean price of oil over the past 10 years. What kind of does the company need?

A. correlation data
B. cross sectional data
C. time series data

C. time series data

Qualitative data that can be categorized and ranked are measured on the _________ scale.

A. ordinal
B. nominal
C. interval
D. ratio

A. ordinal

A ________ includes all items of interest in a statistical problem.

A. subset
B. pilot program
C. population
D. sample

C. population

Which of the following characteristics of interest is a variable?

A. The number of pizzas ordered from Pizza Hut per day
B. The number of months in a year
C. The number of degrees in a circle
D. The number of letters in the alphabet

A. The number of pizzas ordered from Pizza Hut per day

The branch of statistics that summarizes important aspects of a data set is often referred to as:

A. nominal statistics
B. correlated statistics
C. parametric statistics
D. descriptive statistics

D. descriptive statistics

From the scenarios below, indicate the one that best reflects the nominal scale:

A. Designating males as 0 and females as 1 to compare gender performance on an aptitude test
B. Noting the ages of students in an undergraduate classroom
C. Calculating the time it takes a worker to package a product for shipment
D. Ranking the service at a restaurant on a scale of 1 to 4

A. Designating males as 0 and females as 1 to compare gender performance on an aptitude test

Sampling is necessary when it is either impractical or impossible to survey the entire population. In which solution does surveying the entire population INSTEAD OF sampling just a part of the population make the most sense?

A. An owner of a chain of restaurants wants to determine whether patrons prefer seafood or meat entrees
B. A teacher who has 30 students in her class wants to determine the average of the most recent test scores
C. A manufacturer of automobile tires wants to determine how long the trend of its tires will last

B. A teacher who has 30 students in her class wants to determine the average of the most recent test scores

A ___________ is a (measured) subset of a population.

A. measurement scale
B. parameter
C. coefficient
D. sample

D. sample

The branch of statistics that draws conclusions about a large set of data based on a smaller set of data is referred to as:

A. nominal statistics
B. descriptive statistics
C. parametric statistics
D. inferential statistics

D. inferential statistics

Which of the following is an example of cross-sectional data?

A. GDP of the United States from 1990-2010
B. Results of market research testing current consumer preferences for soda drinks
C. Daily price of DuPont stock during the first quarter
D. Quarterly housing starts collected over the last 60 years

B. Results of market research testing current consumer preferences for soda drinks

Consider the following variable: the color of a car in a parking lot. The variable is best categorized as a ___________ variable.

A. correlated
B. continuous
C. discrete
D. qualitative

D. qualitative

A characteristic of interest that differs among various observations is referred to as a ____________.

A. constant
B. coefficient
C. variable
D. parameter

C. variable

In general, we use sample data because

A. obtaining data from the population is often an expensive process
B. population data are inadequate
C. sample data more variability than population data
D. sample data is more precise than population data

A. obtaining data from the population is often an expensive process

Statistics is used:

A. to show that we can only rely on results based on quantitative data
B. to make informed decisions based on data
C. to make informed decisions, but only in the business world
D. to prove the correlation-to-causation fallacy

B. to make informed decisions based on data

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Which of the following are examples of the interval scale of measurement?

Examples of interval scales include temperature in Celsius and Fahrenheit, credit scores (300-850), SAT scores (200-800), and dates on a calendar. Interval scales are a step higher than ordinal data as a level of measurement.

Which is an example of an interval measurement quizlet?

A perfect example of an interval scale is the Fahrenheit scale to measure temperature. The scale is made up of equal temperature units, so that the difference between 40 and 50 degrees Fahrenheit is equal to the difference between 50 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit.

What is an interval scale quizlet?

What's the definition of an interval scale? Interval scale is any range of values that have a meaningful mathematical difference but no true zero.

Which of the following is an example of interval data quizlet?

Interval level data has a difference between values and is a constant size. Temperature is an example of Interval-level data sets.