Classify the following data as either qualitative data or quantitative data. in
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Question
Classify the following data as either qualitative data or quantitative data. in addition, classify the quantitative data it discrete or continuous the lumber of times that a movement authority is sent to a train from a relay station is recorded for several trains Over a three-week period. the movement authority; which is an electronic transmission. is sent repeatedly until a return signal is received from the tram. A physician records the follow-up condition of patients with optic neuritis as improved, unchanged, or worse the individuals in a sociological study are classified into one of five income classes as follows low, low to middle Middle, middle to upper, or upper. Frequency Distributiion for Qualitative Data The following responses were obtained when 50 randomly selected residents of a small city were asked the question "How safe do you think your neighborhood is for kids? Give a frequency distribution for these data.Explanation / Answer
Answers
1: Quantitative Discrete – Quantitative because it quantifies the number of times signal is sent. Discrete because the value can only be at discrete positions as 1, 2, 3, etc.
2: Qualitative since it only classifies without assigning any value.
3: Qualitative since it only classifies without assigning any value.
4 Frequency Distribution
Response Category
Frequency
Relative Frequency
Very
24
0.48 or 48%
Not very
9
0.18 or 18%
Somewhat
8
0.16 or 16%
Not at all
4
0.08 or 8%
Not sure
5
0.1 or 10%
Total
50
1 or 100%
Response Category
Frequency
Relative Frequency
Very
24
0.48 or 48%
Not very
9
0.18 or 18%
Somewhat
8
0.16 or 16%
Not at all
4
0.08 or 8%
Not sure
5
0.1 or 10%
Total
50
1 or 100%