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Question 31

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A survey to collect data on the entire population is a(n)

A) census.
B) sample.
C) population.
D) inference.

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The largest experimental statistical study ever conducted is believed to be for​

A) ​Cholera.
B) ​Polio.
C) ​Diphtheria.
D) ​Malaria.

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A population is

The scale of measurement used for variable data that is simply a label for the purpose of identifying the attribute of an element is the _____ scale.

The height of a building, measured in feet, is an example of _____ data.

Which of the following is a scale of measurement?

The process of analyzing sample data in order to draw conclusions about the characteristics of a population is called

Categorical data

The scale of measurement that has an inherent zero value defined is the _____ scale.

The summaries of data, which may be tabular, graphical, or numerical, are referred to as _____ statistics.

The process of capturing, storing, and maintaining data is known as

Different methods of developing useful information from large data bases are dealt with under

Measurement of body temperature is an example of a variable that uses

Which of the following variables uses the interval scale of measurement?​

Which of the following is not an example of a firm that sells or leases business database services to clients?

Cost of a theater ticket is an example of

Simulation, which is the use of probability and statistical computer models to better understand risk, falls under the category of _____ analytics.

Optimization models, which generate solutions that maximize or minimize some objective subject to a set of constraints, fall into the category of _____ analytics.

The entities on which data are collected are

Which of the following scales of measurement are appropriate for quantitative data?