(1 pt) Which of the following show examples of collecting categorical data? CHEC

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(1 pt) Which of the following show examples of collecting categorical data? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. A. A doctor designates newborns as having low birth weight if they weigh less than 2500g (5.5 pounds), and as not having low birth weight otherwise. B. Counting the number of students in STAT 200 with black hair, brown hair, blonde hair, and other hair colours. C. The professor is interested in the nationality of the students taking STAT 200. A WeBWorK question was made to ask the students which country they are from. D. MacroSoft wants to measure the number of computers owned by households in Vancouver, BC, in order to sell more software. E. None of the above

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Correct options: A, B, C

EXPLANATION:

Categorical data: which can be divided into groups.

(A) This is an exaple of categorical data.

(REASON: The doctor classifies newborns into two groups: low birth weight & not low birth weight.

(B) This is an example of categorical data.

REASON: 4 groups: black hair, brown hair, blonde hair, other hair colours

(C) This is an example of categorical data:

Name of country the student is from

(D) This not NOT an example of categorical data.

REASON: number of computers is a numerical data.

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