Look at the extract from a model answer below. Fill in the gaps with the verbs in the box in the correct future tense

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... By 2030 the percentage of the population aged 65 or older 1 __________ significantly, to more than 30%. This means that fewer people 2 ___________, and therefore fewer people 3 __________ income tax. In the future it may be necessary for governments to increase the official retirement age to 70 or even older. When today's 30-year-olds 4 __________ in their sixties it is unlikely that they will enjoy the relaxed lifestyle that today's older generation can expect when they give up work

Test Yourself (Unit 1–6)

1. The portion of the population that is selected for analysis is called:

(a) a sample

(b) a frame

(c) a parameter

(d) a statistic

2. A summary measure that is computed from only a sample of the population is called:

(a) a parameter

(b) a population

(c) a discrete variable

(d) a statistic

3. The height of an individual is an example of a:

(a) discrete variable

(b) continuous variable

(c) categorical variable

(d) constant

4. The body style of an automobile (sedan, coupe, wagon, etc.) is an example of a:

(a) discrete variable

(b) continuous variable

(c) categorical variable

(d) constant

5. The number of credit cards in a person’s wallet is an example of a:

(a) discrete variable

(b) continuous variable

(c) categorical variable

(d) constant

6. Statistical inference occurs when you:

(a) compute descriptive statistics from a sample

(b) take a complete census of a population

(c) present a graph of data

(d) take the results of a sample and draw conclusions about a population

7. The human resources director of a large corporation wants to develop a dental benefits package and decides to select 100 employees from a list of all 5,000 workers in order to study their preferences for the various components of a potential package. All the employees in the corporation constitute the _______.

(a) sample

(b) population

(c) statistic

(d) parameter

8. The human resources director of a large corporation wants to develop a dental benefits package and decides to select 100 employees from a list of all 5,000 workers in order to study their preferences for the various components of a potential package. The 100 employees who will participate in this study constitute the _______.

(a) sample

(b) population

(c) statistic

(d) parameter

9. Those methods involving the collection, presentation, and characterization of a set of data in order to properly describe the various features of that set of data are called:

(a) statistical inference

(b) the scientific method

(c) sampling

(d) descriptive statistics

10. Based on the results of a poll of 500 registered voters, the conclusion that the Republican candidate for U.S. president will win the upcoming election is an example of:

(a) inferential statistics

(b) descriptive statistics

(c) a parameter

(d) a statistic

11. A summary measure that is computed to describe a characteristic of an entire population is called:

(a) a parameter

(b) a population

(c) a discrete variable

(d) a statistic

12. You were working on a project to look at the value of the American dollar as compared to the English pound. You accessed an Internet site where you obtained this information for the past 50 years. Which method of data collection were you using?

(a) Published sources

(b) Experimentation

(c) Surveying

13. Which of the following is a discrete variable?

(a) The favorite flavor of ice cream of students at your local elementary school

(b) The time it takes for a certain student to walk to your local elementary school

(c) The distance between the home of a certain student and the local elementary school

(d) The number of teachers employed at your local elementary school

14. Which of the following is a continuous variable?

(a) The eye color of children eating at a fast-food chain

(b) The number of employees of a branch of a fast-food chain

(c) The temperature at which a hamburger is cooked at a branch of a fast-food chain

(d) The number of hamburgers sold in a day at a branch of a fast-food chain

15. The number of cars that arrive per hour at a parking lot is an example of:

(a) a categorical variable

(b) a discrete variable

(c) a continuous variable

(d) a statistic

16. The possible responses to the question “How long have you been living at your current residence?” are values from a continuous variable.

(a) True

(b) False

17. The possible responses to the question “How many times in the past three months have you visited a museum?” are values from a discrete variable.

(a) True

(b) False

18. An insurance company evaluates many variables about a person before deciding on an appropriate rate for automobile insurance. The number of accidents a person has had in the past three years is an example of a _______ variable.

19. An insurance company evaluates many variables about a person before deciding on an appropriate rate for automobile insurance. The distance a person drives in a day is an example of a _______ variable.

20. An insurance company evaluates many variables about a person before deciding on an appropriate rate for automobile insurance. A person’s marital status is an example of a _______ variable.