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A study of recent college graduates records the sex and total college debt in dollars for 10,000 people a year after they graduate from college. TRUE or FALSE? (a) Sex and college debt are both quantitative variables. (b) Sex and college debt are both categorical variables. (c) Sex is a categorical variable and college debt is a quantitative variable, (based on pg.26/1.15) A survey of a large college class asked the following questions: 1. What is your height in inches? 2. How many minutes do you study on a typical weeknight? 3. Do you identify female or male? (In the data, male = 0, female = 1.) 4. Are you right-handed or left-handed? (in the data, right = 0, left = 1.) The 4 histograms below show the distribution of student responses, in scrambled order and without scale markings. Which histogram goes with each variable? To receive credit, you MUST clearly explain your reasoning, (based on pg pg.31/1.33)Explanation / Answer
Solution:-
Ans(a):- Sex and college department are both quantitative variables.
This Statement is false.
Because , Sex measure in Quality like male and female .Sex is Qualatative variable .
Department is measure in number.
But as per given data we take sex as sex ratio then sex ratio is quantitative variable and department is qualative variable .
But they both are not same .Hence statement is false.
Ans(b):- Sex and college department are both categorical variables.
This Statement is false.
But as per given data we take sex as sex ratio then sex ratio is quantitative variable and department is qualative variable .
But they both are not same .Hence statement is false.
In data deparment given as category name and sex ratio is in number.
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