Behavioral Sciences STAT (with CourseMate Printed Access Card) (New, Engaging Titles from 4LTR Press)
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781285458144
Author: Gary Heiman
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 15SP
(a)
To determine
The difference between continuous variable and discrete variable.
(b)
To determine
The scale that assumed to be discrete or continuous.
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How many of the following statements are correctly stated?
• Qualitative variables describe how much or how many of the characteristic there is.
• A nominal variable is a quantitative variable with no natural ordering.
• A discrete variable is one whose possible values can be listed.
• A person's height is an example of a continuous variable measured at interval level.
• An interval variable is any quantitative variable with numerical ordering.
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The following information is collected from students upon exiting the campus bookstore during the first week of classes.
a. Foot length
b. Number of books purchased
c. Titles of books purchased
d. Dorm hall of residence
Classify each of these variables as categorical or numerical. If the variable is numerical, determine whether the variable is discrete or continuous.
a. Foot length is what type of variable?
Numerical, continuous
Numerical, discrete
Categorical
b. Number of books purchased is what type of variable?
Categorical
Numerical, discrete
Numerical, continuous
c. Titles of books purchased is what type of variable?
Numerical, discrete
Numerical, continuous
O Categorical
d. Dorm hall of residence is what type of variable?
Numerical, discrete
Categorical
Numerical, continuous
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Behavioral Sciences STAT (with CourseMate Printed Access Card) (New, Engaging Titles from 4LTR Press)
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