For the following description of data, idenify the W\'s, name the variables, spe

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For the following description of data, idenify the W's, name the variables, specify for each variable whether its use indicates it should be treated as categorical or quantitative, and eita for any quantitative variable identify the units in which it was measured (or note that they were not provided). Specify whether the data come from a designed survey or experiment. Are the variables time series or cross-sectional? Report any concems you have as well. A polling organization conducted a representative mail survey of 1115 American voters for a public opinion poll. Among the reported results were the voter's region (Northeast, South, etc.), age, nationality, whether the respondent has any children, and the distance driven in the past year O A. To determine the percentage of Americans that intend to vote B. To determine how certain answers are related to the distance driven in the past year C. For presentation in a public opinion poll D. This information is not given How were the measurements taken? A. In person survey B Public census Mail survey D. This information is not given Specify the categorical variables for this problem. Select all that apply B. D, Age A. Whether the respondent is a voter Whether the respondent has any children C. Nationality E. Region F. Distance driven in the past year a. There are no categorical variables.

Explanation / Answer

Here the categorical variables mentioned are :

i)Voter's region - since the answer will be like North East, South, etc. which are nothing but categories.

ii) Nationality - since the answer will be the name of a country which is not measurable but name of categories which cannot be ordered.

iii) Whether the family has children - since the answer will be YES/NO, i.e two categories.

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