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BNG311 Statistics for Bioengineering Quiz #1 Na SHORT ANSWER. Using the following information problem. ing the following information, write the word, phrase, or value that best answe Determine whether the given value is a statistic or a parameter. In studying the Loggerhead turtle on Anna Maria Island, FL, scientists observe the average (mean) nun hatchlings in all 253 nests. Statistic ) Determine whether the given values are from a discrete or a continuous data set. 2. The number of hatchlings from a sample of 45 bluebird nests is 135. ( Diserute MULTIPLE CHOICE. Select the choice that best answers the problem. Determine Which of the four levels of measurement is most appropriate? re the weights (in pounds) of preterm babies. What type of data is collected? A) Nominal B) Ordinal C) Interval D) Ratio 4. Biologists measure the water temperature of the Merrimack River in N Hampshire. What type of data is collected? A) Nominal B) Ordinal C) Interval D) Ratio o information, write the word, phrase, or value that best SHORT ANSWER. Using the following informatio answers the problem. fahrorintional study crosconti

Answer 1

Basic Statistics

1. As scientists observed all the nests, then it was the mean of the population. We know that any population characteristic is a parameter. So the given value is a parameter.

2. The number of hatchlings from a sample of 45 nests is finite and countable. So it is a discrete variable.

3. For weights of preterm babies, the data is of ratio type as here the difference between two values is meaningful and there is a clear definition of zero.(D)

4. For the water temperature, the data is interval type as there is no meaning of 0 but the diiference between two values is meaningful.(C)