Unit 1 - QUIZ

About This Quiz

This quiz covers the concepts from the Unit 1 readings, videos, and lessons. As a "concepts" quiz, it focuses on definitions and ideas behind the weekly topics and does not involve calculations or interpretations (we handle those elements in the practice problems and survey analysis project assignments).

• Course content tested: Unit 1
• Quiz format: True-False
• Time limit: 20 minutes
• Number of attempts: 1

Objectives

This assignment will guide your learning process to ensure you can:

• Explain the role of statistics in data analytics and how it supports decision-making in various fields. (CLO 1)
• Differentiate between types of data (categorical vs. numerical, discrete vs. continuous) and describe their significance in data analysis. (CLO 2)
• Apply data visualizations (e.g., tables, bar charts, histograms, box plots, scatter plots) to analyze datasets and draw meaningful insights. (CLO 3)
• Identify key statistical software tools used in data analysis and describe their basic functionalities for processing and visualizing data (e.g., Excel, R, Python). (CLO 4)
• Apply introductory skills in statistical software to manipulate data, create visualizations, and perform preliminary analysis. (CLO 4)

Guidelines

This quiz has 25 questions. You may use your books and notes, but you will be operating under a time constraint. Study and prepare ahead of time to best approach the quiz.

Only click the "Take the quiz" button when you are ready to take this quiz. If you close the window, you may reenter the quiz by clicking the "Resume Quiz" button. Note that the timer will continue to count down to zero and that your quiz will automatically be submitted when time expires.

Academic Integrity

• Getting help on the quiz from your peers is not permitted.
• Collaborating, or completing the quiz with others in the class, is not permitted.
• Copying or reusing previous work is not permitted.
• Open-book research for the quiz is permitted and encouraged.