SOC 390 Concept Quiz Introduction to Statistics

Question 1

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Sarah collects data from a small subset of the population. Sarah has collected data from a __________ .

population

group A

database

sample

Question 2

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Tony is collecting, organizing, and summarizing data. He is not focused on drawing conclusions about a larger population. Tony is most likely engaged in __________ statistics.

organizational

inferential

descriptive

experimental

Question 3

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The goal of a ________ is to explain the relationship between observed phenomena, without necessarily being directly testable.

hypothesis

theory

quantitative study

datum

Question 4

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_________ statistics are collected from a smaller sample to make inferences about a larger group.

Conditional

Theoretical

Inferential

Descriptive

Question 5

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When combined with high-quality research designs, statistics provide us with a greater sense of ________ in research.

subjectivity

personality

objectivity

importance

Question 6

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In statistics, a collection of information is also called a ____________ .

data set

population subset

descriptive statistic

sample statistic

Question 7

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Unlike a theory, a hypothesis is stated in a way that is:

relevant.

logical.

important.

testable.

Question 8

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The only data that should be presented as numerical values are those that represent numbers. Data that represent categories should never be presented as numerical values.

True

False

Question 9

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As long as a researcher uses statistics, the results of their study cannot be biased.

True

False

Question 10

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You CAN do statistics and you CAN be successful in this course!! Start each topic early, ask lots of questions, and do your best to not get discouraged! :) Select “TRUE”!!

True

False

Quiz Score: 10 out of 10