1. Where is this place?
A Glacier National Park located in the U.S. state of Montana
B Mt. Rainier National Park located in the U.S. state Washington
B is correct

2. Physical or conceptual population?
The population of Penn State undergraduate students A Physical B Conceptual
A is correct

3. Physical or conceptual population?
The population of patients who take aspirin to reduce blood clotting A Physical B Conceptual
B is correct, The population of measurements, say amount of blood clotting, consists of ALL measurements that would exist IF patients take aspirin for blood clotting. In reality, the only measurements are on the sample in our particular experiment who have taken aspirin for blood clotting.

4. Counties with the highest kidney cancer death rates
Source: Gelman et. al. Bayesian Data Anaylsis, CRC Press, 2004.

5. Counties with the lowest kidney cancer death rates
Source: Gelman et. al. Bayesian Data Anaylsis, CRC Press, 2004.

6. Kidney Cancer
If the values in the kidney cancer dataset are yes/no, then what are the objectes in the sample?
A The people living in the US
B The counties of the US
A is correct, a person either has kidney cancer or doesn’t. Yes/no doesn’t make sense for a county.

7. Kidney Cancer
If the values in the kidney cancer dataset are rates of kidney cancer deaths, then what are the objectes in the sample?
A The people living in the US
B The counties of the US
B is correct, a person either has kidney cancer or doesn’t… a rate must apply to a group of people, such as a county