Chapter 1 Review

Which of the following correctly describes the relationship between a sample and a population?

The number of birds in a tree is an example of a continuous variable.

 In 2025, the world population is predicted to be 8 billion people.

a country is divided into economic classes and a sample is chosen from each class to be surveye

probability to predict how many miles one should be able to drive a 2000 Toyota Celica during its lifetime.

In 2011, there were 34 babies born with the name Birdie.

four students from a class of twenty were questioned for a poll about study habits, this would be an example of ___

the number of people from the state of Alaska who voted for Republican in the election is an example of ___measurement.

Statistics are used to analyze the results of surveys.

The amount of time needed to run a marathon is an example of which type of variable?

Because of the current economy, 49% of 18 to 34 year olds have taken jobs to pay bills.

Brain Break: It has no top or bottom but it can hold flesh, bones, and blood all at the same time. What is this object?

Give the boundaries of the given value: 27 feet

Questioning every 14th customer leaving a theatre about the movie , would be an example of systematic sampling.

Statistics is the science of conducting studies to

When running an experimental study, the group that is manipulated can be called the treatment group.

Each value in a data set may be referred to as either a data value or a(n) ____.

Variables with values that are determined by chance are called .

In a survey of 500 high school students , 31% said that they had missed class because of illness

Based on her electric bills last year,Mrs. Smith expects she will be paying $75/month this year.This is descriptive stat

____ is a decision-making process for evaluating claims about a population, based on information obtained from samples.