Data Collection and Analysis Flashcards
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What is the range of the data set 12, 15, 7, 22, 9?
Answer: 13
Range equals the maximum minus the minimum, 22 - 9 = 13.
Which type of data is 'eye color' an example of?
Answer: Nominal
Eye color is nominal because categories have no inherent order.
A survey question that suggests a desired answer is called a:
Answer: Leading question
A leading question biases respondents toward a particular answer.
If a data set's mean is much larger than its median, the distribution is likely:
Answer: Right-skewed
A right-skewed distribution has a long upper tail pulling the mean up.
Which of these is a measure of dispersion?
Answer: Standard deviation
Standard deviation measures how spread out values are around the mean.
Secondary data refers to data that is:
Answer: Obtained from existing sources
Secondary data comes from sources collected by someone else previously.
A scatter plot is primarily used to show:
Answer: Relationship between two variables
Scatter plots reveal the relationship or correlation between two variables.