The amount of sleep my students get each night is an example of a(n) ________. (

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The amount of sleep my students get each night is an example of a(n) ________. (Points : 20)        scale of measurement
       variable
       outlier
       statistic Question 2.2. Which of the following is NOT a reason to use frequency distributions? (Points : 20)        to see how spread out or similar our data are
       to begin the process of calculating the mean
       to organize raw data
       to easily identify outliers Question 3.3. Qualitative data is most likely to be graphed using ________. (Points : 20)        histograms
       scatterplots
       pie chart
       bar graphs Question 4.4. Researchers test variables in their experimental studies. They manipulate the ________ in order to measure changes in the ________. (Points : 20)        independent variable, dependent variable
       statistic, variable
       dependent variable, dependent variable
       variable, statistic Question 5.5. A population refers to ________. (Points : 20)        the total number of people living in the world
       the total number of people living in the United States
       the collection of all possible members of interest to a researcher
       the collection of all members of a group of interest used by the researcher in a study The amount of sleep my students get each night is an example of a(n) ________. (Points : 20)        scale of measurement
       variable
       outlier
       statistic

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A variable is any characteristics, number, or quantity that can be measured or counted. A variable may also be called a data item. Age, sex, business income and expenses, country of birth, capital expenditure, class grades, eye colour and vehicle type are examples of variables.

2.1 answer is variable

2.2   to begin the process of calculating the mean

3.3 One way in which we can graphically representqualitative data is in a pie chart.

4.4 They manipulate independent variable in order to measure changes in the dependent variable.

5.5 Population is

       the collection of all members of a group of interest used by the researcher in a study

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