Introduction to statistics

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What is the difference between a population and a sample in statistics?
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A population and a sample are the same thing.
A population includes only a few individuals, while a sample includes all individuals of interest.
A population includes all individuals or objects that are of interest, while a sample is only a part of the population.
A sample includes only a few individuals, while a population includes all individuals of interest.

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Q1
What is the difference between a population and a sample in statistics?
A population and a sample are the same thing.
A population includes only a few individuals, while a sample includes all individuals of interest.
A population includes all individuals or objects that are of interest, while a sample is only a part of the population.
A sample includes only a few individuals, while a population includes all individuals of interest.
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Q2
What is the mode in statistics?
The most frequently occurring value in a set of data.
The smallest value in a set of data.
The middle value in a set of data.
The largest value in a set of data.
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Q3
What is the range in statistics?
The difference between the largest value and the smallest value in a set of data.
The sum of all the values in a set of data.
The most frequently occurring value in a set of data.
The middle value in a set of data.
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Q4
What is correlation in statistics?
A measure of the strength and direction of the linear relationship between two variables.
A measure of the center of a dataset.
A measure of the spread of data.
The probability of an event occurring.
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Q5
What is the next number in the following sequence? 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, ___
13
12
11
10
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Q6
What is the opposite of 'black'?
White
Blue
Red
Green
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Q7
What is the name of the closest planet to the sun?
Jupiter
Venus
Mars
Mercury
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Q8
What is the name of the smallest continent in the world?
Antarctica
Africa
Australia
South America
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Q9
Which geometric shape has 4 sides of equal length and 4 right angles?
Triangle
Circle
Pentagon
Square
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Q10
What is the name of the highest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest
K2
Kilimanjaro
Mount Fuji
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Q11
What is the square root of 64?
4
2
16
8
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Q12
What is the largest desert in the world?
Arabian Desert
Gobi Desert
Mojave Desert
Sahara Desert
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Q13
What does the abbreviation IQ stand for?
Intelligence Quotient
Intellectual Quality
Intelligent Quest
Intuition Quotient
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Q14
What is the definition of "mean"?
The number that is repeated the most
The middle value in a number line
The average of all numbers
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Q15
What is the definition of the "median"?
The first number
The last number
The middle number
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