Classify each variable as quantitative or categorical. For those that are catego
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Question
Classify each variable as quantitative or categorical. For those that are categorical indicate the level of measurement, nominal or ordinal (Use the notation - Q, CN, CO) Number of homes owned by a person ____________ Monthly rent __________ Eye color ____________ Brand of coffee ___________ A student's self-reported mathematical aptitude ranging from excellent to poor ________________ A person's zip code _____________ Types of Olympic medals ____________________ Nationalities of Olympic teams _____________ (b) Among all the different measures of center, for which of the above variables only one makes sense? Which measure of center is it? Explain.Explanation / Answer
a) Number of homes owned by a person: Q
Eye Color: CN
Monthly Rent: Q
Brand of Coffee: CN
Self reported mathematical aptitude: CO
Zip Code: CN
Type of Olympic medals: CN
Nationality of Olympic Teams: CN
b) For student's self-reported mathematical aptitude ranging from excellent to poor, only one measure of central tendency will make sense. That measure is Median. Since this is an ordinal level data so median will be a better representative for this.