1. A statistic is a measure that measures a population characteristic.
a. T
b. F

2. A sample is a subset of a population.
a. T
b. F

3. It is impossible for the Census Bureau to obtain all the census data about the population of the United States.
a. T
b. F

4. Inferential statistics involves using a population to draw a conclusion about a corresponding sample.
a. T
b. F

5. A population is the collection of some units of interest.
a. T
b. F

6. In problems 6 through 10 please etermine the data set is a population (P) or a sample (S). The age of each member of the House of Representatives.
a. P
b. S

7. The height of every fourth person entering a amusement park.
a. P
b. S

8. A survey of 500 spectators of a stadium with 42000 spectators.
a. P
b. S

9. The number of televisions in each U.S. household.
a. P
b. S

10. The cholesterol level of 20 patients in a hospital with 100 patients.
a. P
b. S

11. In problems 11 through 15 please determine whether that data are quantitative (A) or qualitative (L). The telephone number in a telephone directory.
a. A
b. L

12. The daily high temperatures for the month of July.
a. A
b. L

13. The lengths of songs on an MP3 player.
a. A
b. L

14. The player numbers on the jerseys for a soccer team.
a. A
b. L

15. Measure of diastolic blood pressure.
a. A
b. L