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This module presents students with a number of problems related to statistical sampling and data. In particular, students are asked to demonstrate understanding of concepts such as frequency, relative frequency, and cumulative relative frequency, random samples, quantitative vs. qualitative data, continuous vs. discrete data, and other key terms related to sampling and data. The module is based on the module Sampling and Data: Homework from the textbook collection Collaborative Statistics by Susan Dean and Dr. Barbara Illowsky; additional problems have been added to the original module.

For each item below:

  • I

    Identify the type of data (quantitative - discrete, quantitative - continuous, or qualitative) that would be used to describe a response.
  • Ii

    Give an example of the data.
  • A

    Number of tickets sold to a concert
  • B

    Amount of body fat
  • C

    Favorite baseball team
  • D

    Time in line to buy groceries
  • E

    Number of students enrolled at Evergreen Valley College
  • F

    Most–watched television show
  • G

    Brand of toothpaste
  • H

    Distance to the closest movie theatre
  • I

    Age of executives in Fortune 500 companies
  • J

    Number of competing computer spreadsheet software packages
  • A

    quantitative - discrete
  • B

    quantitative - continuous
  • C

    qualitative
  • D

    quantitative - continuous
  • E

    quantitative - discrete
  • F

    qualitative
  • G

    qualitative
  • H

    quantitative - continuous
  • I

    quantitative - continuous
  • J

    quantitative - discrete

Fifty part-time students were asked how many courses they were taking this term. The (incomplete) results are shown below:

Part-time student course loads
# of Courses Frequency Relative Frequency Cumulative Relative Frequency
1 30 0.6
2 15
3
  • A

    Fill in the blanks in the table above.
  • B

    What percent of students take exactly two courses?
  • C

    What percent of students take one or two courses?

Sixty adults with gum disease were asked the number of times per week they used to floss before their diagnoses. The (incomplete) results are shown below:

Flossing frequency for adults with gum disease
# Flossing per Week Frequency Relative Frequency Cumulative Relative Freq.
0 27 0.4500
1 18
3 0.9333
6 3 0.0500
7 1 0.0167
  • A

    Fill in the blanks in the table above.
  • B

    What percent of adults flossed six times per week?
  • C

    What percent flossed at most three times per week?
  • B

    5.00%
  • C

    93.33%

A fitness center is interested in the average amount of time a client exercises in the center each week. Define the following in terms of the study. Give examples where appropriate.

  • A

    Population
  • B

    Sample
  • C

    Parameter
  • D

    Statistic
  • E

    Variable
  • F

    Data

Ski resorts are interested in the average age that children take their first ski and snowboard lessons. They need this information to optimally plan their ski classes. Define the following in terms of the study. Give examples where appropriate.

  • A

    Population
  • B

    Sample
  • C

    Parameter
  • D

    Statistic
  • E

    Variable
  • F

    Data
  • A

    Children who take ski and snowboard lessons
  • B

    A group of these children
  • C

    The population average
  • D

    The sample average
  • E

    X = the age of one child who takes the first ski or snowboard lesson
  • F

    A value for X , such as 3, 7, etc.

A cardiologist is interested in the average recovery period for her patients who have had heart attacks. Define the following in terms of the study. Give examples where appropriate.

  • A

    Population
  • B

    Sample
  • C

    Parameter
  • D

    Statistic
  • E

    Variable
  • F

    Data

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