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1-classify each veriable using the appropiate term from following list: categori

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Question

1-classify each veriable using the appropiate term from following list:
categorical,numerical,discrete,continuous,nominal,ordinal,interval,ratio

a)weight( in grams) of tomatoes at a grocery store
b) number of times person checks their E-mail per day
c) political party, if any, that person voted for in the last provincial election.
d) daily temperature ( in degrees fahrenheit ) for last August
e) letter grades ( A, B, C, D, or F ) that an English 100 class received on their essay.


2- To assess the quality of online education, the same Statistics 100 course is offered to 300 students in a traditional classroom and 50 student over the internet.at the end of the semester.final grades for the online group are signifincantly higher than for the traditional class room students give at least two reasons why this expperiment setup is flawed?



Explanation / Answer

1)
a) Weight (in grams) of tomatoes at a grocery store is a continuous random variable and it is ratio level of measurement.
b) It is a discrete random variable and it is an interval scale of measurement.
c) Political party is a categorical variable.
d) Daily temperature for last august is a continuous random variable and it is also an interval scale of measurement.
e) Letter grades is a categorical variable.