Multiple choice

1.  The set of all elements of interest in a particular study is

 A. The sample.

 B. The population.
 

C. The variable.
 

D. Descriptive statistics.
 

E. None of the above.

2.  Which of the following survey questions is a loaded question?

 A.  Given the prevalence of identity theft, are you reluctant to provide credit card information online?
 

B.  Are you confident that any information you provide online is secure?
 

C.  Are you concerned about the security of online transactions?
 

D.  Both A and B
 

E.  Both B and C

3.  A graphical presentation of the relationship between two quantitative variables is 

 A. An ogive.
 

B. A histogram.
 

C. A bar chart.  
 

D. A scatter diagram.
 

E. All of the above.

Use the following information to do the next two problems:

A survey of 800 College seniors produced the following contingency table (cross-tabulation) regarding their undergraduate major and whether or not they planned to go to graduate school.

                                       Undergraduate Major

Graduate School         Business Engineering OtherTotal

Yes                                      70                 84                 126280

No                                    182               208                 130520

Total                            252               292                256        800

4.  Of those students that are majoring in Business, what percent plans to go to graduate school?

 A. 27.78%


 B. 8.75%
 

C. 70%
 

D. 72.22%
 

E. none of the above