Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversitySTAT 222 Before proceeding to the next activity, complete the questions to confirm knowledge gained through the textbook reading

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversitySTAT 222

Before proceeding to the next activity, complete the questions to confirm knowledge gained through the textbook reading. This is a non-graded, recommended activity. After you finish the Quick Check, submit the assignment by indicating you have completed the activity in the Text Entry box.

1. Anecdotes are a dependable type of data on which to base scientific conclusions.

True

False

2. In analyzing the distribution of quantitative data using a dotplot, which of the following IS NOT a characteristic used to describe the distribution?

Shape

Probability

Center

Variability

Unusual observations or outliers

3. The long-run proportion of times that an outcome would occur if a random process were repeated a very large number of times under identical conditions is called a

z score

variation

standard deviation

probability

mean

4.  A simulation is a method of artificially re-creating a random process which can then be used to estimate a probability

True

False

5.  A number that summarizes the results of our observed sample data is called a

parameter

probability

statistic

long-run probability

simulation

6.  An alternative method to the p-value for measuring the strength of evidence is the

standard deviation

median

standardized statistic z

variance

null hypothesis