Question 1

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A high school senior is collecting data on the colleges in which she is interested. Identify the variables as either categorical or quantitative.
-Type of college: Private or Public college

Accepted Answer

Categorical

Question 2

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A high school senior is collecting data on the colleges in which she is interested. Identify the variables as either categorical or quantitative.
-Tuition: in thousands of dollars

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Quantitative

Question 3

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A high school senior is collecting data on the colleges in which she is interested. Identify the variables as either categorical or quantitative.
-State: the state in which the college is located

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Categorical

Question 4

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A high school senior is collecting data on the colleges in which she is interested. Identify the variables as either categorical or quantitative.
-Zip Code: the zip code of the part of the country in which the college is located

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Question 5

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A high school senior is collecting data on the colleges in which she is interested. Identify the variables as either categorical or quantitative.
-Enrollment: the number of students enrolled at the college

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Question 6

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A high school senior is collecting data on the colleges in which she is interested. Identify the variables as either categorical or quantitative.
-Student-Faculty Ratio: the number of students divided by the number of faculty

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Question 7

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A high school senior is collecting data on the colleges in which she is interested. Identify the variables as either categorical or quantitative.
-Graduation Rate: as a percentage

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Question 8

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A high school senior is collecting data on the colleges in which she is interested, including the following variables: Type of college, Tuition, State, Enrollment, Student-Faculty Ratio, Graduation Rate
-What are the cases in the high school senior's dataset?
A) Colleges
B) Tuition
C) Graduation Rate
D) State

Accepted Answer

The cases in a dataset refer to the individual entities or subjects being studied or observed. In this context, the high school senior is collecting data on different colleges, so each college represents a case in the dataset.

Question 9

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A high school senior is collecting data on the colleges in which she is interested, including the following variables: Type of college, Tuition, State, Enrollment, Student-Faculty Ratio, Graduation Rate
-Refer to the variables collected by the high school senior looking at colleges. Identify a question we might ask about any one of these individual variables.

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Question 10

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A high school senior is collecting data on the colleges in which she is interested, including the following variables: Type of college, Tuition, State, Enrollment, Student-Faculty Ratio, Graduation Rate
-Refer to the variables collected by the high school senior looking at colleges. Identify a question that we might ask about relationships between any two (or more) of these variables.

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Question 11

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A realtor's website provides information on area homes that are for sale. Identify each of the variables as either categorical or quantitative.
-List Price: amount, in thousands of dollars, for which the house is being sold

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Question 12

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A realtor's website provides information on area homes that are for sale. Identify each of the variables as either categorical or quantitative.
-School District: the school district in which the home is located

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Question 13

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A realtor's website provides information on area homes that are for sale. Identify each of the variables as either categorical or quantitative.
-Size: in square feet

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Question 14

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A realtor's website provides information on area homes that are for sale. Identify each of the variables as either categorical or quantitative.
-Style: the style of home (ranch, Cape Cod, Victorian, etc.)

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Question 15

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A realtor's website provides information on area homes that are for sale, including the following variables: List Price, School District, Size, Style.
-What are the cases in the realtor's dataset?
A) Individual houses
B) List Price
C) Size
D) Style

Accepted Answer

Individual houses are the cases in the realtor's dataset because each house is a separate entity with its own set of variables.

Question 16

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A realtor's website provides information on area homes that are for sale, including the following variables: List Price, School District, Size, Style.
-Refer to the variables provided by the realtor. Identify a question we might ask about any one of these individual variables.

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Question 17

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A realtor's website provides information on area homes that are for sale, including the following variables: List Price, School District, Size, Style.
-Refer to the variables provided by the realtor. Identify a question that we might ask about relationships between any two (or more) of these variables.

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Question 18

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The USStates dataset, used throughout the textbook, contains information on the 50 U.S. states. A small segment from the dataset is displayed in the following table.
 
-What are the cases in this dataset?
A) States
B) Percent of residents with a college degree
C) Residents
D) USStates dataset

Accepted Answer

The cases in a dataset refer to the individual units of analysis, which in this context are the states.

Question 19

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The USStates dataset, used throughout the textbook, contains information on the 50 U.S. states. A small segment from the dataset is displayed in the following table.
 
-What variable from this dataset is displayed? Is it categorical or quantitative?
A) Variable = Percent of state residents with a college degree. This is a quantitative variable.
B) Variable = Percent of state residents with a college degree. This is a categorical variable.
C) Variable = State. This is a quantitative variable.
D) Variable = State. This is a categorical variable.

Accepted Answer

Percent of state residents with a college degree is a quantitative variable because it represents a numerical value that can be measured and compared.

Question 20

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The USStates dataset, used throughout the textbook, contains information on the 50 U.S. states. A small segment from the dataset is displayed in the following table.
 
-Data from the state of Connecticut were used to determine that 42.7% of state residents had a college degree. What were the cases from Connecticut used to arrive at this figure?
A) Residents of Connecticut
B) The state of Connecticut
C) 42.7 percent of the Connecticut residents with a college degree
D) The residents of California, Colorado, and Connecticut

Accepted Answer

The cases used to determine the percentage of Connecticut residents with a college degree are the residents of Connecticut themselves.

Quiz 1: Collecting Data

Use the following to answer the questions below: A high school senior is collecting data on the colleges in which she is interested. Identify the variables as either categorical or quantitative. -Type of college: Private or Public college

Use the following to answer the questions below: A high school senior is collecting data on the colleges in which she is interested. Identify the variables as either categorical or quantitative. -Tuition: in thousands of dollars

Use the following to answer the questions below: A high school senior is collecting data on the colleges in which she is interested. Identify the variables as either categorical or quantitative. -State: the state in which the college is located

Use the following to answer the questions below: A high school senior is collecting data on the colleges in which she is interested. Identify the variables as either categorical or quantitative. -Zip Code: the zip code of the part of the country in which the college is located

Use the following to answer the questions below: A high school senior is collecting data on the colleges in which she is interested. Identify the variables as either categorical or quantitative. -Enrollment: the number of students enrolled at the college

Use the following to answer the questions below: A high school senior is collecting data on the colleges in which she is interested. Identify the variables as either categorical or quantitative. -Student-Faculty Ratio: the number of students divided by the number of faculty

Use the following to answer the questions below: A high school senior is collecting data on the colleges in which she is interested. Identify the variables as either categorical or quantitative. -Graduation Rate: as a percentage

Use the following to answer the questions below: A realtor's website provides information on area homes that are for sale. Identify each of the variables as either categorical or quantitative. -List Price: amount, in thousands of dollars, for which the house is being sold

Use the following to answer the questions below: A realtor's website provides information on area homes that are for sale. Identify each of the variables as either categorical or quantitative. -School District: the school district in which the home is located

Use the following to answer the questions below: A realtor's website provides information on area homes that are for sale. Identify each of the variables as either categorical or quantitative. -Size: in square feet

Use the following to answer the questions below: A realtor's website provides information on area homes that are for sale. Identify each of the variables as either categorical or quantitative. -Style: the style of home (ranch, Cape Cod, Victorian, etc.)

Use the following to answer the questions below: A realtor's website provides information on area homes that are for sale, including the following variables: List Price, School District, Size, Style. -What are the cases in the realtor's dataset?

Use the following to answer the questions below: The USStates dataset, used throughout the textbook, contains information on the 50 U.S. states. A small segment from the dataset is displayed in the following table. -What are the cases in this dataset?

Use the following to answer the questions below: The USStates dataset, used throughout the textbook, contains information on the 50 U.S. states. A small segment from the dataset is displayed in the following table. -What variable from this dataset is displayed? Is it categorical or quantitative?