statistics problem Classify each of the following variables as either categorica

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Classify each of the following variables as either categorical or numerical. For those that are numerical, determine whether they are discrete or continuous. (a) Brand of computer purchased by a customer (b) State of birth for someone born in the United States (c) Price of a textbook (d) Concentration of a contaminant (micrograms per cubic centimeter) in a water sample (e) Zip code (We discussed this one in class.) (f) Actual weight of coffee in a 1-pound can (g) The number of insufficient-funds checks received by a grocery store during a given month (h) The number of Houston Astros during a given year who will not play for the Astros the next year (i) The number of students in a class of 35 who have purchased a used copy of the textbook

Explanation / Answer

a) Categorical

b) Categorical

c) Numerical; Continuous

d) Numerical; Continuous

e) Categorical

f) Numerical; Continuous

g) Numerical; Discrete

h) Numerical; Discrete

i) Numerical; Discrete

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