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Data was collected on 500 high school students to help determine which factors are associated with high SAT scores. The variables measured were current grade point average, time spent preparing for SAT, number of
questions attempted on SAT, and whether a parent earned a college degree.
Which is an example of a discrete quantitative variable?
O Current grade point average
O Time spent preparing for SAT
O Number of questions attempted on SAT
Whether a parent earned a college degree
O None of the above
Transcribed Image Text:Data was collected on 500 high school students to help determine which factors are associated with high SAT scores. The variables measured were current grade point average, time spent preparing for SAT, number of questions attempted on SAT, and whether a parent earned a college degree. Which is an example of a discrete quantitative variable? O Current grade point average O Time spent preparing for SAT O Number of questions attempted on SAT Whether a parent earned a college degree O None of the above
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Introduction

variable can be used to characterize a individual quantitative or qualitative characteristics.

Quantitative data types can each be divided into two main categories

quantitative continuous variable and quantitative discrete variable 

 theoretically, a continuous variable might have any value somewhere in an interval.

for example patients creatinine value which is 2.12345 but we will  be measure it as 2.12

 

discrete quantitative variable is one that only accepts particular values of numbers.

for example number of smartphone a person have , it is not possible to have 2.5
smartphone 

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