ECO 361 Social Statistics Tracey Osborn | 22/18 8:59 PM Quiz: Quiz 1 (Chapters 1

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ECO 361 Social Statistics Tracey Osborn | 22/18 8:59 PM Quiz: Quiz 1 (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7): Timed and Due Feb 4 Time Remaining This Quiz: 100 pts possible Question Help * This Question: 4 pts 4 of 25 (0 complete) Identify the level of measurement of the data, and explain what is wrong with the given calculation In a calculated for 751 respondents and the result is 1.5 d as 1 for italian food, 2 for mexican food, 3 for chinese food, and 4 for anything else. The average (mean) is The data are at the level of measurement What is wrong with the given calculation? mit Attempts O A. Such data are not counts or measures of anything, so it makes no sense to compute their average (mean) O B. The true average (mean) is 2.1 ch data are not counts or measures of anything, so the average (mean) needs to be computed in a different way O D. There is nothing wrong with the given calculation. O of 1 Click to select your answer Type here to search

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Given data are not counts or measures anything actually data tell us that there are 4 types of foods and give the number of respondents to favour their food like Italian, Mexican, Chinese and others.

So average calculated by different way, like average Italian food respondents, average Mexican food respondents , average of Chinese food respondents and average of other food respondents.

Hence , given average is not properly calculated.

Option C is right choice as answer.

Such data are not counts or measures of anything so average needs to be computed in different way.

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