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1.2 Exercises (8e)

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Question 1
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Name each level of measurement for which data can be qualitative.

Question 2
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Name each level of measurement for which data can be quantitative.

Question 3
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Data at the ordinal level are quantitative only

Question 4
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For data at the interval level, you cannot calculate meaningful differences between data entries.

Question 5
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More types of calculations can be performed with data at the nominal level than with data at the interval level.

Question 6
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Data at the ratio level cannot be put in order

Classify the type of data.
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Determine the level of measurement
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Determine the level of measurement on the horizontal axis in the figure
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The items appear on a physician's intake form. Determine the level of measurement of the data.
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Question 25
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Pain Level (scale of 0 to 10)
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Interval
Allergies
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Temperature
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Weight
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Ordinal
The items appear on an employment application. Determine the level of measurement of the data.
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Question 26
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Highest Grade Level completed
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Year of college graduation
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Number of years at last job
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Gender
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Ratio
Determine whether the data are qualitiatve or quantitative, and determine the level of measurement of the data set.
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Question 7
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Nationalities of passengers on a plane

Question 8
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Zip codes

Question 9
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Ages of dogs at a rescue facility

Question 10
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Capacities of commercial freezers

Question 11
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Types of flowers

Question 12
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Names of towns where branch campuses of a college service representative

Question 13
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Distances of track events

Question 14
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Response times for a customer service representative

Question 15
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The years that a television show on ABC won the Emmy for best comedy series are listed: 1955, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Question 16
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The top ten colleges in terms of value for the money according to U.S. News & World Report are listed: 1) Harvard, 2) Princeton, 3) Gallaudet, 4) Yale, 5) MIT, 6) Columbia, 7) Stanford, 8) RIce, 9) Vanderbilt, 10) Dartmouth

Question 17
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The lengths (in centimeters) of 22 Ford automobiles are listed:

Question 18
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The room numbers of the classrooms in a college science buildings are listed.

Question 19
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The top ten fiction books on the New York Times Best Sellers List based on sales in the week ending March 6, 2021 are listed:

Question 20
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The times from a high school bell schedule are listed:

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Question 24
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Question 27
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The top ten teams in the final college football poll released January 2021 are listed:

Question 28
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Four principal type of coffee beans are listed: Arabica, Robusta, Liberica, Excelsa

Question 29
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The four geographical regions of the United States recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau

Question 30
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The top six final scores at the 2021 U.S. Women's Figure Skating Championships are listed: 232.61, 215.33, 214.98, 213.39, 199.95, 178.89

Question 31
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The ten richest people in the world as of March 30, 2021:

Question 32
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The number of performances for the 10 longest-running original runs of Broadway shows as of March 15, 2020: