When people say average, they usually intend to indicate the __________, or arithmetic average.
A) mean
B) mode
C) median
D) margin
Ques. 2Which of the following is not one of the three Ms that measure central tendency?
A) Mean
B) Mode
C) Median
D) Margin
Ques. 3A total of 1,000 students responded to a survey about using student fees to build a new health care center on campus. Of those responding, 700 students said they strongly agree with this proposal. What percentage of students strongly agree?
A) 14.28 percent
B) 30 percent
C) 70 percent
D) Impossible to determine with data provided
Ques. 4To contrast responses of employees with children against responses of employees without children from a survey on attitudes toward on-site child care, ________.
A) use cross-tabulation
B) determine the range of responses
C) determine the average response
D) determine the standard deviation
Ques. 5Numerical data from questionnaires or interviews are usually summarized using systematic columns and rows in a ________.
A) pie chart
B) flowchart
C) bar chart
D) table
Ques. 6Michelle has collected large amounts of data for a business report she is writing, and she wants to ensure that the data are meaningful to her readers. What should she do?
A) Write the problem statement.
B) Ask for help on a social media site.
C) Organize the data into tables.
D) Omit the data from her report to avoid confusing her readers.
Ques. 7After conducting research, you must often ________ large amounts of data.
A) simplify
B) summarize
C) classify
D) all of these
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