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Sep 9 2013 11:20am
lmk what you think, and why. will give 25fg eachanswer correcect
shouldnt take long



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Eye color is an example of which type of variable:
A) Quantitative - Nominal
B) Qualitative - Ordinal
C) Quantitative - Discrete
D) Qualitative - Nominal

6
In a community of 10,000 homes, 100 homes were randomly selected and the homeowner was asked the amount of their January heating bill. From this group a mean of $76.98 is computed. Match the statistical term with the associated item.
A. Statistic
B. Sample
C. Parameter
D. Population

The community of 10,000 heating bills
The 100 heating bills
The computed average of all 10,000 heating bills
The computed $76.98

5
Consider the following data: the 18-hole score for all rounds of golf played at Oak Hill Country Club last year. Which of the following best describes these data?
A) Qualitative Data
B) Statistic
C) Quantitative Data
D) Attribute Data

4
Match the variable to the data type
A. on a scale of 1 to 5, how you are feeling today
B. zip codes
C. distance you drive to work
D. number of cars in the grocery store parking lot

quantitative - continuous
qualitative - nominal
qualitative - ordinal
quantiative - discrete

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Number of pages in your textbook is an example of which type of variable:
A) Quantitative - Nominal
B) Qualitative - Ordinal
C) Qualitative - Nominal
D) Quantitative - Discrete

2
Consider the following data: like, no preference or dislike. Which of the following best describes these data?
A) Statistic
B) Quantitative Data
C) Numerical Data
D) Qualitative Data

1
A company has developed a new battery, but the average lifetime is unknown. In order to estimate this average, a sample of 100 batteries is tested and the average lifetime of this sample is found to be 250 hours. The 250 hours is a value of a:
A) sampling frame
B) population
C) parameter
D) statistic
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In a community of 10,000 homes, 100 homes were randomly selected and the homeowner was asked the amount of their January heating bill. From this group a mean of $76.98 is computed. Match the statistical term with the associated item.
A. Statistic - The computed $76.98
B. Sample - The 100 heating bills
C. Parameter - The computed average of all 10,000 heating bills
D. Population - The community of 10,000 heating bills




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A company has developed a new battery, but the average lifetime is unknown. In order to estimate this average, a sample of 100 batteries is tested and the average lifetime of this sample is found to be 250 hours. The 250 hours is a value of a:
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Consider the following data: like, no preference or dislike. Which of the following best describes these data?
D) Qualitative Data
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Number of pages in your textbook is an example of which type of variable:
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Match the variable to the data type
A. on a scale of 1 to 5, how you are feeling today -- qualitative - ordinal
B. zip codes -- qualitative - nominal
C. distance you drive to work -- quantitative - continuous
D. number of cars in the grocery store parking lot ---quantiative - discrete




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Consider the following data: the 18-hole score for all rounds of golf played at Oak Hill Country Club last year. Which of the following best describes these data?
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Eye color is an example of which type of variable:
A) Quantitative - Nominal

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Sep 9 2013 01:15pm
I have two different answers from what you have

#7 I put qualatitive nominal because its not based on a number so it cant be quantatitive?
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Sep 9 2013 01:44pm
#7 is qualitative nominal


"A nominal variable is a categorical variable. Observations can take a value that is not able to be organised in a logical sequence. Examples of nominal categorical variables include sex, business type, eye colour, religion and brand."

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