The use of the results of a political poll to make predictions about the results of an election is an example of
Select one:
a. statistical inference.
b. deductive reasoning.
c. descriptive statistics.
d. statistical thinking.

A pie chart showing the party preferences of a sample voters in the northeast is an example of
Select one:
a. a population.
b. descriptive statistics.
c. deductive reasoning
d. statistical inference

The flight time of an airplane going from London to Paris is an example of a
Select one:
a. categorical variable.
b. continuous numerical variable.
c. discrete numerical variable.
d. constant.
Respondents whose telephone numbers have been selected from a directory of all telephone listings in a particular geographical area can be considered a
Select one:
a. population.
b. constant.
c. universe.
d. sample.

The portion of a population that has been selected for analysis is called the
Select one:
a. variable.
b. sample.
c. universe.
d. data.

Response to the question "What is your favorite leisure time activity?" is an example of a
Select one:
a. numerical variable.
b. population.
c. constant.
d. categorical variable.
The process of using the results of a sample to describe the characteristics of the sample is called
Select one:
a. sampling.
b. deductive reasoning.
c. statistical inference.
d. descriptive statistics.

Using a survey of a sample of consumers to draw conclusions about an entire group of consumers is an example of
Select one:
a. descriptive statistics.
b. deductive reasoning.
c. statistical inference.
d. a constant.

A currency analyst is studying the historical relationship of the American dollar to the Japanese yen and has recorded the value of the American dollar in Japanese yen at the beginning of the year for the last 40 years. For these