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Directions: These questions deal with types of statistical data: quantitative or qualitative; univariate or bivariate; biased or unbiased.

1.
Description of a mule, named Monty:
     • 14.1 hands high
     • 800 pounds
     • 12 years old
     • purchase cost: $800
     • maintenance cost: $100 a month
How would you classify this data?
Monty
Choose:
 
quantitative data
qualitative data



2.
Description of a sports car:
     • black
     • convertible
     • chrome accessories
     • saddle brown interior
     • two-seater
How would you classify this data?
sportscar
Choose:
 
quantitative data
qualitative data



3.
Determine the average number of M&Ms in a mini canister.

How would you describe this data?
M&Mtub
Choose:
 
univariate
bivariate



4.
Data is collected to determine if the number of a student's extra-curricular activities affects his/her math test scores.
How would you describe this data?
testscorepic
Choose:
 
univariate
bivariate



5.
Lamar collects data to determine whether students think boys or girls are smarter. He surveys his all-male basketball team.
How would you describe this data?
lamar
Choose:
 
unbiased
biased



6.
A study is conducted to determine the number of students in the freshman class who own a laptop computer. Fifty students chosen at random from the 112 students in the freshman class were surveyed.
How would you describe this data?
laptop
Choose:
 
unbiased
biased


 


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