In Which Branch of Statistics Would a Researcher Acquire Twenty-Five

question 14

Multiple Choice

In which branch of statistics would a researcher acquire twenty-five 2000 Toyota Celicas, drive them until they had a major mechanical failure, record the final mileage, and then write a report for Car and Driver?

• A) predictive statistics
• B) descriptive statistics
• C) inferential statistics
• D) differential statistics

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Definitions:

Socio-economic Status

A measure of an individual's or family's economic and social position in relation to others, based on income, education, and employment.

Guilty-knowledge Test

A psychological assessment technique used to determine whether a person has knowledge only a guilty party would possess.

Lie-detector Test

A procedure that attempts to determine if a person is telling the truth by monitoring physiological responses to questions, also known as a polygraph test.

EEG

Electroencephalography, a non-invasive method to record electrical activity of the brain used in medical and research settings.