QBA Exam #1

1. 1What measure of central tendency is the most similar from the sample to the population?

   1. AMean
   2. BMedian
   3. CMode
2. 2A census is an example of

   1. Ainferential statistics
   2. Bdescriptive statistics
3. 3the census researches the population changes. for example, they determine how the population of older adults (65+) changes from decade to decade. this is an example of

   1. Atime-series research
   2. Bcross-sectional research
4. 4the mean of $15 is a

   1. Asample statistic
   2. Bsample parameter
   3. Cpopulation statistic
   4. Dpopulation parameter
5. 5the variable of interest is

   1. Adiscrete
   2. Bcontinuous
6. 6the variable of interest is

   1. Aqualitative
   2. Bquantitative
7. 7the variable of interest is considered to be a _______ variable

   1. Aordinal
   2. Bnominal
   3. Cratio
   4. Dinterval
8. 8what measure of central tendency should be reported when the distribution is skewed and your variable is quantitative

   1. Amean
   2. Bmedian
   3. Cmode
9. 9what measure of central tendency will always be an actual value in your data set?

   1. Amean
   2. Bmedian
   3. Cmode
10. 10what measure of central tendency should be reported when the data is normally distributed and the variable is quantitative

    1. Amean
    2. Bmedian
    3. Cmode

11. 11what measure of central tendency is the most stable from sample to sample?

    1. Amean
    2. Bmedian
    3. Cmode
12. 12what measure of central tendency should be reported for nominal data?

    1. Amean
    2. Bmedian
    3. Cmode

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Quiz on QBA Exam #1 , created by Hannah Sammons on 01/02/2016.

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Created on 1 Feb 2016 · updated on 5 Oct 2016

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