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Chamberlain College of Nursing - MATH 225N MATH Week 1 Assignment Variables and Measures of Data
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1.
information that cannot be counted, measured or easily expressed using numbers.
Answer: Qualitative data
2.
What term best describes data that is an attribute whose value is indicated by a label?
Answer: Qualitative data
3.
information that can be counted, measured or easily expressed using numbers
Answer: Quantitative data
4.
What type of data is collected if Maria is studying eye color?
Answer: Qualitative data
5.
types of quantitative data are
Answer: discrete quantitative data and Continuous quantitative data.
6.
Data that can be counted and has finite values is known as
Answer: discrete quantitative data
7.
discrete quantitative data only take certain value like-----------
Answer: whole numbers
8.
data that can be measured and has an infinite number of possible values within an interval.
Answer: Continuous quantitative data
9.
continuous quantitative data takes ------numbers
Answer: may or may not be whole numbers
10.
examples of discrete quantitative data are
Answer: number of children, number of student and so on.
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Chamberlain College of Nursing - MATH 225N MATHWeek 1 Assignment
Variables and Measures of Data. Graded A
1. Which of the following best describes the term explanatory variable?
Select the correct answer below:
o The dependent variable in an experiment
o A value or component of the independent variable applied in an
experiment
o A variable that has an effect on a study even though it is neither an
independent nor a dependent variable
The independent variable in an experiment
2. Which of the following best describes the term qualitative?
Select the correct answer below:
o A numerical characteristic of the sample
o The type of data that is the result of measuring
o
o The type of data that is the result of counting
An attribute whose value is indicated by a label
3. A zoologist measures the birthweight of each cub in a litter of lions.
What is the level of measurement of the data?
Select the correct answer below
o Nominal
o Ordinal
o Interval
, Ratio
4. Margaret is investigating if gender has any effect on political party
associations. What is the response variable?
Select the correct answer below:
Political party association
o Gender
o The number of people that are being studied
o None of the above
5. Timothy is collecting data on number of dental cavities. What type of data
is this?
Select the correct answer below:
o Qualitative data
Discrete quantitative data
o Continuous quantitative data
o None of the above
6. To determine whether or not number of siblings influences grade point
average, Charles has designed a survey. What is the explanatory variable?
Select the correct answer below:
Number of siblings
o Grade point
o Average the number of people surveyed
o None of the above
7. What is the type of quantitative data that is the result of measuring?
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