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To explain: Whether the variable “Number of sexual partners in a year” is categorical or numerical. If numerical state whether discrete or continuous and if categorical state whether ordinal or nominal.
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To explain: Whether the variable “Petal area of rose flowers” is categorical or numerical. If numerical state whether discrete or continuous and if categorical state whether ordinal or nominal.
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To explain: Whether the variable “Heartbeats per minute of a Tour de France cyclist, averaged over the duration of the race” is categorical or numerical. If numerical state whether discrete or continuous and if categorical state whether ordinal or nominal.
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To explain: Whether the variable “Birth weight” is categorical or numerical. If numerical state whether discrete or continuous and if categorical state whether ordinal or nominal.
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To explain: Whether the variable “Stage of fruit ripeness” is categorical or numerical. If numerical state whether discrete or continuous and if categorical state whether ordinal or nominal.
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To explain: Whether the variable “Angle of flower orientation relative to position of the sun” is categorical or numerical. If numerical state whether discrete or continuous and if categorical state whether ordinal or nominal.
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To explain: Whether the variable “tree species” is categorical or numerical. If numerical state whether discrete or continuous and if categorical state whether ordinal or nominal.
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To explain: Whether the variable “birth year” is categorical or numerical. If numerical state whether discrete or continuous and if categorical state whether ordinal or nominal.
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To explain: Whether the variable “Gender” is a categorical or numerical. If numerical state whether discrete or continuous and if categorical state whether ordinal or nominal.
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Chapter 1 Solutions
The Analysis of Biological Data
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- State whether the data described below are discrete or continuous, and explain why. The numbers of checked bags on flights between San Francisco and Atlanta Choose the correct answer below. O A. The data are discrete because the data can only take on specific values. O B. The data are continuous because the data can take on any value in an interval. OC. The data are continuous because the data can only take on specific values. O D. The data are discrete because the data can take on any value in an interval.arrow_forwardClassify as Discrete or Continuous The number of hours children Choose.. watch television The time and speed it takes Choose.. to drive to work The number of cars sold Choose... each week in Metro Manilaarrow_forwardAn independent variable is one that: Select one: A. researchers remove their values from. B. can never be a dependent variable in any investigation. C. explains change in the dependent variable. D. the researcher wishes to explain.arrow_forward
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