Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis
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ISBN: 9781305115347
Author: Roxy Peck; Chris Olsen; Jay L. Devore
Publisher: Brooks Cole
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Chapter 1.4, Problem 12E
Classify each of the following variables as either categorical or numerical. For those that are numerical, determine whether they are discrete or continuous.
- a. Number of students in a class of 35 who turn in a term paper before the due date
- b. Gender of the next baby born at a particular hospital
- c. Amount of fluid (in ounces) dispensed by a machine used to fill bottles with soda pop
- d. Thickness of the gelatin coating of a vitamin E capsule
- e. Birth order classification (only child, firstborn, middle child, lastborn) of a math major
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State whether the following variables are nominal (N), ordinal (O), interval (I), or ratio (R).
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Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis
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