Which of the Following Is(are)an Example of Multivariate Analysis

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is(are) an example of multivariate analysis?

• A)an examination of the ages of all women who are corporate executives
• B)an analysis of the relationship between age, sex, and type of nightspot frequented in a given city in the Midwest
• C)an analysis of the relationship that exists between types of undergraduate major and positions held in business
• D)an analysis of the relationship between type of offense and length of prison sentence for those who had a jury trial
• E)an analysis of the number of parolees who recidivate based upon the length of their sentence.

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Definitions:

Inferential Statistics

The field of statistics focused on drawing conclusions or making forecasts about a whole population from a subset of collected data.

Probability

An indicator of how probable an event is, represented numerically between 0 and 1.

Nonrandom Sampling

A sampling technique where the samples are gathered in a process that does not give all the individuals in the population equal chances of being selected.

Sampling Error

Sampling error is the discrepancy between a sample statistic and its corresponding population parameter, caused by selecting a sample rather than conducting a census.