Chapter 1 Review Supplementary
Exercises BUS 352
J.D. Power and Associates surveys new automobile owners to learn about the quality of recently
purchased vehicles. The following questions were asked in the J.D. Power Initial Quality Survey, May
2012.
What Price did you pay? - correct answer ✔✔Quantitative
J.D. Power and Associates surveys new automobile owners to learn about the quality of recently
purchased vehicles. The following questions were asked in the J.D. Power Initial Quality Survey, May
2012.
What is the overall attractiveness of your vehicle's exterior? (Unacceptable, Average, Outstanding, or
Truly Exceptional) - correct answer ✔✔Categorical
J.D. Power and Associates surveys new automobile owners to learn about the quality of recently
purchased vehicles. The following questions were asked in the J.D. Power Initial Quality Survey, May
2012.
What is your average number of miles per gallon? - correct answer ✔✔Quantitative
J.D. Power and Associates surveys new automobile owners to learn about the quality of recently
purchased vehicles. The following questions were asked in the J.D. Power Initial Quality Survey, May
2012.
What is your overall rating of your new vehicle? (1- to 10-point scale with 1 Unacceptable and 10 Truly
Exceptional) - correct answer ✔✔Quantitative
The Tennessean, an online newspaper located in Nashville, Tennessee, conducts a daily poll to obtain
reader opinions on a variety of current issues. In a recent poll, 762 readers responded to the following
question: "If a constitutional amendment to ban a state income tax is placed on the ballot in Tennessee,
would you want it to pass?" Possible responses were Yes, No, or Not Sure (The Tennessean website,
February 15, 2013).
What was the sample size for this poll? - correct answer ✔✔762
, J.D. Power and Associates surveys new automobile owners to learn about the quality of recently
purchased vehicles. The following questions were asked in the J.D. Power Initial Quality Survey, May
2012.
Did You Purchase or Lease the Vehicle? - correct answer ✔✔Categorical
The Tennessean, an online newspaper located in Nashville, Tennessee, conducts a daily poll to obtain
reader opinions on a variety of current issues. In a recent poll, 762 readers responded to the following
question: "If a constitutional amendment to ban a state income tax is placed on the ballot in Tennessee,
would you want it to pass?" Possible responses were Yes, No, or Not Sure (The Tennessean website,
February 15, 2013).
Are the data categorical or quantitative? - correct answer ✔✔Categorical
The Tennessean, an online newspaper located in Nashville, Tennessee, conducts a daily poll to obtain
reader opinions on a variety of current issues. In a recent poll, 762 readers responded to the following
question: "If a constitutional amendment to ban a state income tax is placed on the ballot in Tennessee,
would you want it to pass?" Possible responses were Yes, No, or Not Sure (The Tennessean website,
February 15, 2013).
Would it make more sense to use averages or percentages as a summary of the data for this question? -
correct answer ✔✔Percentages
The Tennessean, an online newspaper located in Nashville, Tennessee, conducts a daily poll to obtain
reader opinions on a variety of current issues. In a recent poll, 762 readers responded to the following
question: "If a constitutional amendment to ban a state income tax is placed on the ballot in Tennessee,
would you want it to pass?" Possible responses were Yes, No, or Not Sure (The Tennessean website,
February 15, 2013).
Of the respondents, 67% said Yes, they would want it to pass. How many individuals provided this
response? - correct answer ✔✔6.7(762) = 510.54
510 or 511 respondents said they want the amendment to pass.
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics Omnibus Household Survey is conducted annually and serves as
an information source for the U.S. Department of Transportation. In one part of the survey the person
being interviewed was asked to respond to the following statement: "Drivers of motor vehicles should be
allowed to talk on a hand-held cell phone while driving." Possible responses were strongly agree,
somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, and strongly disagree. Forty-four respondents said that they
strongly agree with this statement, 130 said that they somewhat agree, 165 said they somewhat
disagree, and 741 said they strongly disagree with this statement.