Baruch College Statistics 2000 Midterm # 1 Professor Alvarado-De Jesus Spring 20

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Baruch College Statistics 2000 Midterm # 1 Professor Alvarado-De Jesus Spring 2018- Page CAREFULLY READ EACH QUESTION & MARK THE ANSWER ON THE SCANTRON SHEET. Total Exam Points 25 NAME PARTI: Questions 1-23: each Question is worth 0.50 point. 1. The process of using sample statistics to draw conclusions about true population parameters is called a) statistical inference b) the scientific method c) sampling d) descriptive statistics 2. Those methods involving the collection, presentation, and characterization of a set of data in order to properly describe the various features of that set of data are called a) statistical inference b) the scientific method c) sampling d) descriptive statistics 3. The estimation of the population average family expenditure on food based on the sample average expenditure of 1,000 families is an example of a) inferential statistics b) descriptive statistics c) a parameter d) a statistic 4. The portion of the population that has been selected for analysis is called a) a sample b) a frame c) a parameter d) a statistic . A summary measure that is computed to describe a characteristic from only a sample of the opulation is called a) a parameter b) a census c) a statistic d) the scientific method A summary measure that is computed to describe a characteristic of an entire population is called a) a parameter b) a census c) a statistio d) the scientific method

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1) a) Statistical inference.

2) d) Descriptive statistics.

3) a) Inferential statistics.

4) a) a sample.

5) c) a statistics.

6) a) a parameter.

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