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A set of questions and answers related to quantitative reasoning exam 2. It covers topics such as sampling methods, measures of central tendency, and survey question design. Useful for students preparing for a quantitative reasoning exam or for those seeking to understand basic statistical concepts.
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A population consists of ________, whereas a sample is a ________ All subjects under study; representative sub group or subset of population A researcher is studying possible grade inflation at colleges in Illinois. The population is ___________ All college students GPAs A researcher is studying possible grade inflation at colleges in Illinois. The sample is ___________ The group of students GPAs which were actually included in the averages Random Sampling A __________ sample is obtained when every subject of the population has an equal change of being selected Systematic sampling A __________ sample is taken by numbering each member of the population and then selecting every kth member, where k is some natural number
Stratified sampling Obtained when a population is divided into groups where the members of each group have similar characteristics and a certain number of members from each group are chosen at random cluster sampling clusters of participants within a population of interest are randomly selected, and then all individuals in each selected cluster are used The arithmetic mean, also known as the arithmetic average, is found by ____________ Adding the values of the data and dividing by the total number of values Median Arrange the data in order from smallest to largest. If the number of data values is odd, it will be one value in the middle of the ordered list. If the number of data values is even, it will be the arithmetic mean of the 2 middle values Midrange The midrange is the average of the largest and smallest number in a dataset Mode The value that occurs most often in a dataset Consider the survey question "Are you going to vote for Candidate Jones, even though the latest survey shows he will lose the election?" Why do you think the question is a poor one?