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What is the term used to refer to a particular characteristic of an individual in a dataset?
Variable
Which of the following is NOT a common demographic variable collected in studies involving people?
Response rate
In a dataset, what do the rows typically represent?
Individuals or observations
What is the term used to refer to a variable that we want to predict or explain in an analysis?
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Which of the following is an example of a quantitative variable?
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What is the term used to refer to a set of data identified with a particular experiment, scenario, or circumstance?
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Which type of variable represents attributes that are numerical in nature?
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What is an example of a discrete quantitative variable?
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In which type of variable is there a natural order among the categories?
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Which scale of measurement has no natural ordering among the categories?
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What type of variable can take on any value within a range of values?
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Which variable classification includes attributes that can take category or label values?
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Which of the following is an example of a ratio variable?
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What is a binary or dichotomous variable?
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Which of the following statements about variables is true?
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What is the primary reason for classifying variables according to their measurement scale?
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Which of the following is an example of a qualitative variable?
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