Numerous complaints have been received by the management of the food-processing

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Numerous complaints have been received by the management of the food-processing plant where you work part-time. It is claimed that there is an excessive amount of liquid in some of the cans of cherries. The plant has no systematic quality assurance program. If The manager has asked you to investigate the problem and report to him on this matter.

(a) Identify one (1) variable that would be of interest to you.

(b) Identify whether your answer to part (i) is a discrete or continuous variable? Explain your answer.

(c) Identify whether your answer to part (i) is a qualitative or quantitative variable? Explain your answer.

(d) Identify the level of measurement for your answer to part (i). Explain your answer.

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Solution:

As there is no way of opening all the cans and physically checking the water in each cans.

Weight of such cans can be measure with some standart weight of an ideal cans be.

a)Weight of each cans would the variable to look into accourding to me

b)Weight is an continous variable. Example it can be 1.1kg or 555grams.

c)Weight would be an quantitative variable

d) we need to calculate weight of an ideal cans and they compare it with the current cans being weight. If the current can weight more than the standard can. we can eleminate those cans.

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