Zoe Zoellner, the zoologist, is reviewing the records of various zoological parks worldwide to identify which species of bear (e.g.,brown, polar, giant panda)is present at each zoo.Whichdata labelbest describes the data represented byspecies of bear?

a.Discrete

b.Continuous

Zoe Zoellner, the zoologist, is reviewing the records of various zoological parks worldwide to identify which species of bear (e.g.,brown, polar, giant panda)is present at each zoo.Whichdata levelbest describes the data represented byspecies of bear?

a.Nominal

b.Ordinal

c.Ratio

d.Interval

Dr. Yvette Katz, the veterinarian, is studying the rates of overweight and obese domestic shorthair felines with diabetes throughout the county animal shelter system.She is testing a random selection of overweight and obese cats at several shelters.What term best describes the subgroup of cats randomly selected for her study?

a.Population

b.Sample

Dr. Yvette Katz, a veterinarian, is studying the rates of overweight and obese domestic shorthair felines with diabetes throughout the county animal shelter system.She is testing a random selection of overweight and obese cats at several shelters.What term best describes all the overweight and obese domestic shorthair felines at all county animal shelters?

a.Population

b.Sample

Olive Katz, the office manager at Westside Veterinary Associates,is conducting an emergency drill to practice procedures in place, should a venomous exotic animal (e.g., snake, spider, scorpion) get loose in the office.She is collecting data about how efficiently and effectively the staff performs.Before trying this with personnel, she ran a computer model to emulate the circumstances.What term best describes this method of data collection?

a.surveying

b.census

c.simulation

d.sampling

e.experiment

Olive Katz, the office manager at Westside Veterinary Associates, is reviewingallpatient files to determine which animals are at least six months overdue for their annual routine physical exams with the vets.What term best describes this method of data collection?

a.sampling

b.surveying

c.simulation

d.census

e.experiment

Olive Katz, the office manager at Westside Veterinary Associates,is e-mailing a questionnaire to client families to inquire about how well the vets and techs treat both the animals and their human family members.What term best describes this method of data collection?

a.census

b.sampling

c.surveying

d.simulation

e.experiment

Olive Katz, the office manager at Westside Veterinary Associates,is conducting a taste test to determine which moderate calorie prescription cat food the overweight and obese cats in their care seem to prefer.Small portions of three different brands of cat food are placed in front of these cats in random order, and their preferences are recorded.What term best describes this method of data collection?

a.experiment

b.census

c.sampling

d.surveying

e.simulation

Olive Katz, the office manager at Westside Veterinary Associates,is pulling a random selection of files to check that the dogs or cats mentioned in those files are current on their rabies vaccinations.This subgroup represents all the dogs and cats treated at their animal clinic.What term best describes this method of data collection?

a.experiment

b.sampling

c.surveying

d.census

e.simulation

Olive Katz, the office manager at Westside Veterinary Associates,is contacting client families to check on customer satisfaction with their services.In an effort to streamline her work, she contacts only selected owners of birds who live south of the clinic.Was this method of data collection fair and unbiased?Which response best characterizes this approach and answers that question?

a.Yes, it was collected in an unbiased and representative manner.

b.No, it was collected in a biased and unrepresentative manner.