Statistics for People Who Think They Hate Statistics 3rd Edition By Salkind - Test Bank

CHAPTER 1

Statistics or Sadistics? It’s Up to You

Part I. Multiple-Choice Questions (20 items)

1. What term is used to describe the science of organizing and analyzing information to make the information more easily understood?

a. Analysis

b. Data

c. Interpretation

d. Statistics

Ans: d

2. Which of the following individuals used statistics methods during the 17th century to study the intelligence of his family members?

a. Charles Darwin

b. Francis Galton

c. Isaac Newton

d. Alfred Binet

Ans: b

3. Which of the following would be used to describe the type of statistical methods used to organize and describe the characteristics of a collection of data?

a. Inferential statistics

b. Descriptive statistics

c. Sampling methods

d. Population methods

Ans: b

4. Which of the following would be used to describe the type of statistical methods used to make inferences about the population based on a sample?

a. Inferential statistics

b. Descriptive statistics

c. Sampling methods

d. Population methods

Ans: a

5. What is a mathematical operator used to perform a mathematical task called?

a. function

b. formula

c. average

d. range

Ans: b

6. Which of the following would be considered a formula?

a. SUM(A1:A3)

b. AVERAGE(A1:A9)

c. SUM(3,4)

d. 2+5

Ans: d

7. Which of the following is an example of an Excel formula for taking the number 6 to the power of 2?

a. =6+2

b. =6^2

c. 6+2

d. 6^2

Ans: b

8. What symbol is used for representing the mathematical operator “division” when using Excel?

a. =

b. *

c. /

d. –

Ans: c

9. What symbol is used for representing the mathematical operator “multiplication” when using Excel?

a. =

b. *

c. /

d. –

Ans: b