Concept explainers
(a)
To find: the individuals described here
(a)
Answer to Problem 75E
Players are the individuals that are described in the data set
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Player | Team | Position | Age | Height | Weight | Salary |
Rodriguez, Alex | Yankees | Infielder | 33 | 6-3 | 230 | 33,000,000 |
Ramirez, Manny | Dodgers | Outfielder | 36 | 6-0 | 200 | 23,854,494 |
Santana, Johan | Mets | Pitcher | 30 | 6-0 | 210 | 18,876,139 |
Zambrano, Carlos | Cubs | Pitcher | 27 | 6-5 | 255 | 18,750,000 |
Suzuki, Ichiro | Mariners | Outfielder | 35 | 5-11 | 170 | 18,000,000 |
Players are the individuals that are described in the data set that describes major league baseball players as of opening day of the 2009 season.
(b)
To find: the number of variables and which are categorical and quantitativevariables
(b)
Answer to Problem 75E
Team | Categorical Variable |
Position | Categorical Variable |
Age | Quantitative Variable |
Height | Quantitative Variable |
Weight | Quantitative Variable |
Salary | Quantitative Variable |
Explanation of Solution
In addition to player's name, the data set contains 6 other variables i.e. team, position, age, height, weight and salary.
Team | Categorical Variable |
Position | Categorical Variable |
Age | Quantitative Variable |
Height | Quantitative Variable |
Weight | Quantitative Variable |
Salary | Quantitative Variable |
(b)
To find: the measurementunits for each of the quantitative variables
(b)
Answer to Problem 75E
Age | Years |
Height | Inches or Centimeters |
Weight | Kilograms or Pounds |
Salary | Dollars |
Explanation of Solution
The units of measurement of each quantitative variable are:
Age | Years |
Height | Inches or Centimeters |
Weight | Kilograms or Pounds |
Salary | Dollars |
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