Exam 1 Practice/Review: the Highest Scale

Exam 1 Practice/Review 1 You are interested in the average reading achievement test score of the students currently enrolled in Edison Elementary School. 1 The children in Edison Elementary School would be referred to as a ___population_____________ 2 The average score of just Ms. Grady’s class would be referred to as a __parameter_______________ 2 Indicate the first letter (N, O, I, R) of the highest possible scale for each of the following measures: MeasureHighest Scale (a) Brand of athletic shoeN_____ (b) Typing speed_R____ (c) Birth order within one’s family__O___ (d) Handedness (left, right)__N___ (e) Score on a statistics course quizI_____ 3 Indicate the first letter (N, O, I, R) of the highest possible scale for each of the following measures: Measure Highest Scale (a) Hair color___N__ (b) Rating how tired you feel__O___ (c) How many dates you’ve been on in the past month__R___ (d) Writing abilityI_____ 4 Are the following variables discrete or continuous? Mark “D” or “C” to indicate your answer: MeasureVariable Type (a) Typing speed_C____ (b) Shoe sizeD_____ (c) How tired you feel_C____ (d) Number of dates in the past month__D___ 5 A group of researchers is interested in whether the provision of government-subsidized child care promotes such maternal employment. They design a study in which some subje...