Classidy each data set as categorical, discrete, or continuous. a.) a random sam
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Question
Classidy each data set as categorical, discrete, or continuous.
a.) a random sample of Hudson River ferry trips is obtained and the number of riders on each trip is recorded.
b.) a random sample of military helicopters is obtained and the weight of each is recorded.
c.) a random sample of communities in Canada is selected and the number of full time police officers employed is recorded.
d.) a random sample of locations in the United States is selected. Temperature data are used to determine whethers or not a new record high temperature was set during the past year.
e.) a random sample of stock analysts is obtained and each is asked to rate a specific stock as buy, sell, or hold.
f.) a random sample of cross country flights is obtained and the number of controllers each pilot talks to during the flight is recorded.
Explanation / Answer
a)discrete, because the number of riders on each trip is recorded as finite
b)discrete, because the number of military helicopters is obtained and weight is finite
c)categorical, because the number of full time police officers is employed into different categories
d)continues, because the temperature is recorded for the past year in terms of interval
e)categorical, because the random sample of stock analysts specific the stock into categories like buy, sell or hold
f)continues, because the number of controllers each pilot talks during the flight is measured as interms of interval