For the following exercises, identify the type of data that would be used to des
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Question
For the following exercises, identify the type of data that would be used to describe a response (quantitative discrete, quantitative continuous, or qualitative), and give an example of the data.
number of tickets sold to a concert
percent of body fat
favorite baseball team
time in line to buy groceries
number of students enrolled at Evergreen Valley College
the most-watched television show
brand of toothpaste
distance to the closest movie theatre
age of executives in Fortune 500 companies
number of competing computer spreadsheet software packages
Explanation / Answer
# Discrete variable : it can take on only certain integer values,it has a countable number of possible values
for example : number of patients treated by hospital ,The number of heads in coin tossing experiment etc.
# Continuous variable : it can take on any value between two specified values.
For example : time , weight , height.
# Qualitative variable : it can be categorize in different categories . For example : Color , religion ,Gender.
number of tickets sold to a concert : Countable discrete.
percent of body fat : Countable continuous.
favorite baseball team : Categorical .
time in line to buy groceries : Countable continuous.
number of students enrolled at Evergreen Valley College : Countable discrete.
the most-watched television show : Categorical. ( horror , comedy , romantic )
brand of toothpaste : Categorical.
distance to the closest movie theatre : Countable continuous.
age of executives in Fortune 500 companies : Countable continuous.
number of competing computer spreadsheet software packages : Countable discrete.