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PART IV You have surveyed 30 people and asked whether they are male (M) or femal

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Question

PART IV

You have surveyed 30 people and asked whether they are male (M) or female (F), and how many large personal purchases ($5,000 or more per purchase) they have made in the past 6 months. Your survey results in the following raw data:

Person

Gender

Purchases (over $5,000)

#1

M

1

#2

M

1

#3

F

2

#4

F

0

#5

M

1

#6

F

2

#7

F

0

#8

M

1

#9

M

2

#10

F

0

#11

M

1

#12

F

1

#13

M

0

#14

F

0

#15

M

0

#16

M

0

#17

F

1

#18

M

0

#19

M

0

#20

F

1

#21

F

0

#22

M

0

#23

M

0

#24

M

1

#25

F

2

#26

M

0

#27

M

0

#28

F

0

#29

F

1

#30

M

1

What level of measurement is the variable Gender? Purchases? (.5 points)

Construct a frequency table for Gender and one for Purchases (.5 points).

Person

Gender

Purchases (over $5,000)

#1

M

1

#2

M

1

#3

F

2

#4

F

0

#5

M

1

#6

F

2

#7

F

0

#8

M

1

#9

M

2

#10

F

0

#11

M

1

#12

F

1

#13

M

0

#14

F

0

#15

M

0

#16

M

0

#17

F

1

#18

M

0

#19

M

0

#20

F

1

#21

F

0

#22

M

0

#23

M

0

#24

M

1

#25

F

2

#26

M

0

#27

M

0

#28

F

0

#29

F

1

#30

M

1

Explanation / Answer

Gender is nominal scale level of measurement.

Purchase is ordinal scale level of measurement.

Frequency table for Gender

Frequency table for purchases

Male Female 17 13