Multiple-Choice Test: Types of Data
1. Which of the following is an example of qualitative data?
A. Number of books read in a month
B. Students’ favorite school subject
C. Height of students
D. Number of cars sold
Answer: B
2. The variable “shoe size” is BEST classified as:
A. Qualitative – Nominal
B. Qualitative – Ordinal
C. Quantitative – Discrete
D. Quantitative – Continuous
Answer: C
3. Which variable is continuous?
A. Number of pets a family owns
B. Temperature during the day
C. Number of students in a class
D. Number of goals scored
Answer: B
4. Zip codes are an example of which type of data?
A. Quantitative – Continuous
B. Quantitative – Discrete
C. Qualitative – Ordinal
D. Qualitative – Nominal
Answer: D
5. A teacher ranks students as “Excellent, Satisfactory, Needs
Improvement.” This produces what type of data?
A. Nominal
B. Ordinal
C. Continuous
D. Discrete
Answer: B
6. Which of the following questions would produce quantitative data?
A. “What brand of laptop do you use?”
B. “How satisfied are you with your laptop? (Very Satisfied to Very Unsatisfied)”
C. “How many hours per day do you use your laptop?”
D. “What is the color of your laptop?”
Answer: C
7. Choosing "preferred transportation mode" (car, bus, bike, walk) during a
survey produces:
A. Nominal data
B. Ordinal data
C. Discrete data
D. Continuous data
Answer: A
8. (Application) A hospital records the body weight of patients to adjust
medication dosage. This data is:
A. Qualitative – Ordinal
B. Quantitative – Continuous
C. Quantitative – Discrete
D. Qualitative – Nominal
Answer: B
9. (HOTS) A researcher is studying the relationship between age group
(child, teen, adult, senior) and average daily screen time (in hours). What
are the correct data types for the two variables?
A. Nominal and Continuous
B. Ordinal and Discrete
C. Ordinal and Continuous
D. Nominal and Discrete
Answer: C
(Age group is ordinal; screen time measured in hours is continuous.)
10. (HOTS) A supermarket wants to determine how product placement
affects the number of items purchased. What type of data is “number of
items purchased,” and why is this suitable for analysis?
A. Continuous, because it can have decimal values
B. Discrete, because items are counted in whole numbers
C. Nominal, because items belong to categories
D. Ordinal, because items can be ranked
Answer: B
Multiple-Choice Test: Sampling Techniques
1. Which of the following is the main purpose of using sampling in research?
A. To include all members of the population
B. To reduce researcher bias
C. To gather information from a subset to represent the whole population
D. To guarantee 100% accuracy of results
Answer: C
2. A researcher selects participants by randomly drawing names from a box
containing all members of the population. This method is:
A. Systematic sampling
B. Simple random sampling
C. Stratified sampling
D. Convenience sampling
Answer: B
3. A supermarket wants to study customer satisfaction. They choose every
20th customer who enters the store. What sampling technique is used?
A. Cluster sampling
B. Systematic sampling
C. Convenience sampling
D. Purposive sampling
Answer: B
4. A school district divides students into groups based on grade level, then
randomly selects entire grade levels to participate. What sampling
technique is this?
A. Stratified sampling
B. Cluster sampling
C. Simple random sampling
D. Convenience sampling
Answer: B
5. A researcher wants to understand voting behavior by ensuring
representation from different income levels. They divide participants into
income categories and randomly sample from each. This is an example of:
A. Stratified sampling
B. Purposive sampling
C. Cluster sampling
D. Convenient sampling
Answer: A
6. A marine biologist selects specific coral reefs known for high biodiversity
to study rare species. What method is being used?
A. Convenience sampling
B. Systematic sampling
C. Purposive sampling
D. Simple random sampling
Answer: C
7. A teacher asks for volunteers to answer a survey about study habits. This
sampling method is:
A. Cluster sampling
B. Convenience sampling
C. Systematic sampling
D. Stratified sampling
Answer: B
8. (Application) A company wants feedback from employees across different
shifts (morning, afternoon, night). To ensure fair representation, they
randomly select 10 employees from each shift. This is an example of:
A. Systematic sampling
B. Cluster sampling
C. Stratified sampling
D. Purposive sampling
Answer: C
9. (HOTS) A researcher needs to survey residents of a large rural area, but
the population is widely scattered. Which sampling technique would be most
efficient?
A. Simple random sampling
B. Cluster sampling
C. Stratified sampling
D. Convenience sampling
Answer: B
(Cluster sampling is effective when populations are geographically spread out.)
10. (HOTS) A university wants to evaluate its online classes. They decide to
group students by course type (STEM, Humanities, Business) and ensure
each group is represented proportionally in the survey. Which sampling
method best supports this goal?
A. Stratified sampling
B. Systematic sampling
C. Convenience sampling
D. Cluster sampling
Answer: A
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True or False: Sampling Techniques
1. Sampling allows researchers to collect information from a smaller group
in order to make conclusions about the entire population.
Answer: True
2. Simple random sampling gives every member of the population an equal
chance of being selected.
Answer: True
3. Systematic sampling involves dividing the population into subgroups and
selecting some entire subgroups to participate.
Answer: False
(This describes cluster sampling.)
4. Choosing an entire grade level from several schools to represent student
performance is an example of cluster sampling.
Answer: True
5. Stratified sampling ensures that specific subgroups, such as age or
income levels, are represented in the sample.
Answer: True
6. Purposive sampling involves selecting participants who are easiest to
reach.
Answer: False
(That describes convenience sampling. Purposive selects based on specific
characteristics.)
7. Asking volunteers to participate in a survey is an example of convenience
sampling.
Answer: True
8. Selecting participants proportionally from each work shift (morning,
afternoon, night) is an example of stratified sampling.
Answer: True
9. Cluster sampling is useful when the population is large and
geographically spread out.
Answer: True
10. If a university wants proportional representation of students based on
course type (STEM, Humanities, Business), cluster sampling is the best
technique.
Answer: False
(Stratified sampling is the correct method.)
Multiple-Choice Test: Frequency Distribution & Graphs
1. A frequency distribution table is used to:
A. Show data in sentence form
B. Organize data into categories and their counts
C. Display data only as percentages
D. Present data only in graphs
Answer: B
2. Which graph is best for showing changes over time?
A. Pie graph
B. Bar graph
C. Line graph
D. Stem-and-leaf plot
Answer: C
3. A pie graph is most appropriate when your goal is to show:
A. Parts of a whole
B. Trends over several years
C. Exact data values
D. Frequency of grouped data
Answer: A
4. Which graph type is represented below?
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s cy
7 2
8 5
9 3
10 6
A. Bar graph
B. Frequency table
C. Stem-and-leaf plot
D. Line graph
Answer: B
5. Look at the bar graph below. What category has the highest number?
Pet
s Number
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2 ######
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A. 0 pets
B. 1 pet
C. 2 pets
D. 3 pets
Answer: B
6. Below is a line graph showing temperature over time. What happened between 2
PM and 3 PM?
Tim 1P 2P 3P 4P
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Tem 28 30 27 29
p
A. Temperature increased
B. Temperature decreased
C. Temperature stayed the same
D. Temperature became zero
Answer: B
7. Which type of graph is shown below?
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5 358
6 014
7
7 28
A. Frequency table
B. Pie chart
C. Stem-and-leaf plot
D. Line graph
Answer: C
8. (Application) A teacher wants to show how each subject contributes to a
student’s total study time in one day. The most suitable graph is: A. Line graph
B. Pie graph
C. Bar graph
D. Stem-and-leaf plot
Answer: B
9. (HOTS) Look at the ASCII pie chart below. Which category has the smallest
share?
Math : ****** Science : ************ English : ******** PE : ***
A. Math
B. Science
C. English
D. PE
Answer: D
10. (HOTS) A company recorded monthly sales in a line graph. The graph shows a
steady increase for three months followed by a sharp drop. Which interpretation is
the MOST reasonable?
A. The company will continue dropping forever.
B. The company experienced growth, then an event caused sales to decline.
C. The company is not keeping accurate records.
D. Line graphs cannot show declines.
Answer: B