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DSST Principles of Statistics Exam Prep - Question List

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6. What part of a poll or survey is considered the 'sample'?
  1. The sum total of responses collected through the poll or survey
  2. The group of people participating in the survey or poll who represent a larger population
  3. The larger population the poll or survey is attempting to understand
  4. The questions the participants are asked
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7.

A company just distributed candy bars wrapped with golden tickets hidden within ordinary shipments of their product. The company spokesperson announces that there is a "one in one thousand chance" of someone finding a golden ticket when they open a candy bar, and that 500,000 candy bars have been distributed in the golden ticket promotion. If a person buys three of the candy bars, what is their chance of finding a golden ticket?

  1. 0.30%
  2. 3%
  3. 0.00%
  4. 0.03%
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8. Which of the following type of error is least likely to affect the measured value for a horizontal angle?
  1. Instrument
  2. Environment
  3. Terrain
  4. Personnel
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9.

A Type I error is defined as:

  1. The error of rejecting a hypothesis when the hypothesis is false
  2. The error of not rejecting a hypothesis when the hypothesis is false
  3. The error of rejecting a hypothesis when the hypothesis is true
  4. All of the above
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10. All data can be divided into four equal sections that are called:
  1. Quartiles
  2. Quagmires
  3. Quadrants
  4. Quarternaries
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