T he number of awards earned by students at one high school is recorded. Predictors of the number of awards earned include the type of program in which the student was enrolled (e.g., vocational, general or academic) and the score on their final exam in math. Below is a description of the variables and their levels of measurement

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he number of awards earned by students at one high school is recorded. Predictors of the number of awards earned include the type of program in which the student was enrolled (e.g., vocational, general or academic) and the score on their final exam in math. Below is a description of the variables and their levels of measurement 



Variables 

  1. Student ID - NOMINAL
  2. Math Scores - RATIO 
  3. Total # of awards - DISCRETE
  4. Program Type - NOMINAL (categorical with three levels: (1)general, (2)academic, (3)vocational)

 

Total Students= 200

Total Awards = 194

Total math scores = 10529

Program Type sum = 405



  1. Describe the modality (i.e., shape) of this distribution (please be sure to include the appropriate statistics to support your description)
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  • Math scores
  • Total # of awards
  • Program type
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