1. (6 points) Identify each of the variables in the table below as quantitative
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1. (6 points) Identify each of the variables in the table below as quantitative (QN), continuous (C), discrete (D), qualitative (QL), nominal (N) or ordinal (O). Check the appropriate boxes with the correct identifier(s) for each variable.
Variable
QN
QL
C
D
O
N
Ranks of military officers
Temperature of the water in your pool
Zip codes of postal locations in Ohio
Points scored in an NCAA basketball game
Internet connection speed in kilobytes per second
Method of payment (cash, check, credit card or debit card)
Variable
QN
QL
C
D
O
N
Ranks of military officers
Temperature of the water in your pool
Zip codes of postal locations in Ohio
Points scored in an NCAA basketball game
Internet connection speed in kilobytes per second
Method of payment (cash, check, credit card or debit card)
Explanation / Answer
Ranks of military officers - Ordinal variable and Qualitative variable , as rank order will be given in specfic order highest to lowest or lowest to highest and quality of military officers will be ranked
Temperature of the water in your pool - Discrete variable & Quantitative , as the temperature will be 180C , 200C etc all discrete values and quantity of temperature(heat) in the pool will be measured
Zip codes of postal locations in Ohio - Discrete variables , as it will a 4-5 digit number without decimals.
Points scored in an NCAA basketball game - Continous variable , as points can be decimals too.
Internet connection speed in kilobytes per second - Continous and Quantitative variable , as kilobytes will be large number in decimals and quantity of speed will be collected.
Method of payment (cash, check, credit card or debit card) - Nominal variable , as transaction mode is checked which can be coded in number for analysis
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