Test Bank For Success at Statistics: A Worktext with Humor, 6th Edition

ANSWER KEY Success at Statistics A Worktext With Humor Sixth Edition Fred Pyrczak California State University, Los Angeles Angela Kilb Contributing Editor Plymouth State University PYRCZAK PUBLISHING P.O. Box 250430, Glendale, CA 91225 Visit us at Pyrczak.com for all your review copy needs. “ P yr c z a k P u b l i s h i n g ” i s a n i mp r i n t o f F r e d P y r c z a k, P u b l i s h e r , A C a l i f o r n i a C o r p o r a t i o n . 1 Answers Worksheet 1: 1. Scientific method. 2. Observations. 3. Anecdotal. 4. Data. 5. True. 6. Random chance. 7. Statistics. THE ANSWER TO THE RIDDLE IS: “Because Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.” Worksheet 2: 1. Descriptive. 2. Inferential. 3. Population. 4. Margin of error. 5. Census. 6. False. 7. True. 8. Plural. 9. Parameter. 10. Yes. THE ANSWER TO THE RIDDLE IS: “Never test the depth of the water with both feet.” Worksheet 3: 1. Nominal. 2. Ratio. 3. Interval. 4. Ordinal. 5. Ratio. 6. Ratio. 7. Ordinal. 8. Nominal. 9. Ordinal. THE ANSWER TO THE RIDDLE IS: “When the eraser wears out ahead of the pencil.” Worksheet 4: 1. f. 2. Number of cases. 3. 362.64. 4. 8.5%. 5. 6.6%. 6. .052. 7. 5.2%. 8. Percentages. 9. Frequencies. 10. No. THE ANSWER TO THE RIDDLE IS: “Both can be recognized by the size of their bills.” Worksheet 5: 1. 3. 2. Skewed. 3. Caption. 4. Rules. 5. Score. 6. Lowest. 7. Yes. 8. N. 9. f. 10. No. THE ANSWER TO THE RIDDLE IS: “He could be just as proud for half the money.” “Have you seen the latest longevity statistics for frogs who live in biology labs?” 2