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lease identify the types of variables among the choices below. Q1. Gender (male

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lease identify the types of variables among the choices below.

Q1. Gender (male / female)

A. Quantitative

B. Ordinal

C. Nominal

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Q2. Your height (in centimeters)

A. Nominal

B. Ordinal

C. Quantitative

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Q3. Your height (in inches)

A. Nominal

B. Ordinal

C. Quantitative

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Q4. Level of interest in Statistics (Very interested / Somewhat interested / Not interested)

A. Quantitiave

B. Ordinal

C. Nominal

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The variable “gender” is also called dichotomous variable because it only takes two values.

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Assume that the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease in the population (per 100 population) is as follows:

Age group     Males     Females

65-69    1.6   0.0

70-74     0.0   2.2

75-79     4.9   2.3

80-84     8.6   7.8

85+ 35.0 27.9

Suppose that a 77-year old man, a 76-year old woman, and an 82-year old woman are selected at random from this population.

What is the probability that all three of the selected people will have Alzheimer's?

A. 0

B. .00325

C. .000088

D. .15

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Using the same three randomly selected people, what is the probability that at least one of the women has Alzheimer’s disease?

A. .099

B. 0

C. .101

D. .00179

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What is the probability that a 92 year old woman randomly selected from this population does NOT have Alzheimer's? Do not round your answer.

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Assume that, independent of Alzheimer's, men aged 75 years old have a 25% chance of having had hip replacement surgery. What is the probability of a randomly selected 75 year old male not having Alzheimer's and having a hip replacement?

Round to the nearest hundredth decimal.

Explanation / Answer

1. Nominal; Option C

2. Quantitative; Option C

3. Quantitative; Option C

4. Ordinal; Option B

5. True