Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics
18th Edition
ISBN: 9781260579611
Author: Douglas Lind; William Marchal; Samuel Wathen
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 1, Problem 9CE
Exits along Interstate highways were formerly numbered successively from the western or southern border of a state. However, the Department of Transportation has recently changed most of them to agree with the numbers on the mile markers along the highway.
- a. What level of measurement were data on the consecutive exit numbers?
- b. What level of measurement are data on the milepost numbers?
- c. Discuss the advantages of the newer system.
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