Question 1: Is each of the following variables categorial or quantitative? Type of pet owned: 1=none, 2=dog, 3=cat, 4= other animal IQ score Personality type (Type A: heart attack prone, Type B: not heart attach prone Body weight Salary Geographic region (1=northeastern US, 2= South central US

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Is each of the following variables categorial or quantitative?

  1. Type of pet owned: 1=none, 2=dog, 3=cat, 4= other animal
  2. IQ score
  3. Personality type (Type A: heart attack prone, Type B: not heart attach prone
  4. Body weight
  5. Salary
  6. Geographic region (1=northeastern US, 2= South central US

Question 2

In each of these hypothetical research questions, identify the independent and dependent variables.

  1. Is height predictive of salary?
  2. Is blood pressure influenced by stress?
  3. Is depression associated with insomnia?

 

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