CPHS, Unit 1 Quiz, Feb 3, 2000

1.	Name 3 statistics that describe the center of a distribution:

(a) _________________	(b) _________________	(c) _________________

2.	Name 3 statistics that describe the spread of a distribution:

(a) _________________	(b) _________________	(c) _________________

3.	Name the 2 main forms of statistical inference.

(a) _____________________________	(b) _______________________________

4.	Describe a difference between a parameter and a statistic.

5.	Define "type I error."

6.	Define "alpha."

7.	Is cholesterol level measured in mg/dl of blood best described as a continuous, ordinal, or categorical variable.

8.	Is behavior type identified as type A or type B best described as a continuous, ordinal, or categorical variable?

9.	Does a row of data in a data table correspond to a variable, value, or observation?

10.	Does a 95% confidence interval for a mean seek to capture the sample mean or population mean?