The table contains a small part of a data set that describes the fuel economy in

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Question

The table contains a small part of a data set that describes the fuel economy in miles per gallon (mpg) of model year 2016 motor vehicles. Tra Make and model Vehicle class Fa Number of City Highway Annual cylinders mpg mpg fuel cost type Manual Manual Automatic Automatic Subaru Impreza 25 34 2834 $1,100 24 33 19 29 $1,150 5900 Nissan Juke Small station wagon yundai Elantra GTMidsize Chevrolet Impala $950 Large The annual fuel cost is an estimate assuming 15,000 miles of travel a year (55% city and 45% highway) and an average fuel price. What are the individuals in this data set? For each individual, what variables are given? Which of the variables are categorical and which are quantitative? Match each given item of data from the table to the appropriate category. Make sure you include each token from the Answer Bank in a column. Individual Categorical variable Quantitative variable Specific variable value None of the other categories Answer Bank MidsizeHighway mp Small station wagon Chevrolet Impala Annual fuel cost Compact Number of cylinders City mpgAutomatic Transmission type Subaru Impreza Large Manual Vehicle classsn JukeHyundai Elantra GT

Explanation / Answer

Answer:

Categorical variable indicate the category of the variable, while quantitative variable includes the numbers or quantities. Individual of study means the specific element or anything in which we are interested. From the given information/table/data, it is observed that the variables vehicle class and transmission type are categorical variables. The variables number of cylinders, city mpg, highway mpg, and annual fuel cost are the quantitative variables. Required classification of all items is given as below:

Individual

Categorical Variable

Quantitative Variable

Specific variable value

Subaru Impreza

Vehicle Class

Number of cylinders

Compact

Nissan Juke

Transmission type

City mpg

Small station wagon

Hyundai Elantra GT

Highway mpg

Midsize

Chevrolet Impala

Annual fuel cost

Large

Manual

Automatic

*There are no elements in the column ‘None of the other categories’.