The sample size

1.   ?    can be larger than the population size
2.   ?    is always smaller than the population size
3.   ?    can be larger or smaller than the population
4.   ?    is always equal to the size of the population

A population is

1.   ?    the same as a sample
2.   ?    the selection of a random sample
3.   ?    the collection of all items of interest in a particular study
4.   ?    none of the above

The study of the methods of organization, summarization, and presentation of statistical data is referred to as

1.   ?    inferential statistics
2.   ?    descriptive statistics
3.   ?    sampling
4.   ?    none of the above

The process of making inferences about the characteristics of the population based on the sample information is termed

1.   ?    descriptive statistics
2.   ?    random sample
3.   ?    statistical inference
4.   ?    sampling

The entities on which data are collected are

1.   ?    variables
2.   ?    data sets
3.   ?    elements
4.   ?    none of the above

The level of measurement that allows for the rank ordering of data items is

1.   ?    nominal measurement
2.   ?    ratio measurement
3.   ?    ordinal measurement
4.   ?    none of the choices are correct
5.   ?    none of the choices are correct

Labels or names used to identify attributes of elements are

1.   ?    quantitative data
2.   ?    qualitative data
3.   ?    simple data
4.   ?    none of the above

A characteristic of interest for the elements is

1.   ?    a variable
2.   ?    an element
3.   ?    a data set
4.   ?    none of the above

Arithmetic operations are appropriate for

1.   ?    qualitative data
2.   ?    quantitative data
3.   ?    both quantitative and qualitative data
4.   ?    neither quantitative nor qualitative data
5.   ?    none of the above

Zip codes are an example of

1.   ?    qualitative data
2.   ?    quantitative data
3.   ?    both quantitative and qualitative data
4.   ?    neither quantitative nor qualitative data
5.   ?    none of the choices are correct