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Which type of variable refers to mathematical characteristics of populations?
Which type of variable refers to mathematical characteristics of populations?
- Ordinal variables
- Quantitative variables (correct)
- Nominal variables
- Discrete variables
What type of variables are used to make decisions and draw conclusions about populations in inferential statistics?
What type of variables are used to make decisions and draw conclusions about populations in inferential statistics?
- Ordinal variables
- Nominal variables
- Qualitative variables
- Quantitative variables (correct)
What is a carefully chosen subset of the population used to generalize to the entire population?
What is a carefully chosen subset of the population used to generalize to the entire population?
- Entire variable
- Sample (correct)
- Nominal variable
- Qualitative variable
Which of the following types of variables are almost always too large to gather information from every case?
Which of the following types of variables are almost always too large to gather information from every case?
What are mathematical characteristics of populations?
What are mathematical characteristics of populations?
Which type of variable represents characteristics that can be observed but not measured?
Which type of variable represents characteristics that can be observed but not measured?
Which type of variable categorizes or describes an element of a population?
Which type of variable categorizes or describes an element of a population?
Which type of variable allows arithmetic operations like addition and averaging?
Which type of variable allows arithmetic operations like addition and averaging?
Which type of variable incorporates an ordered position or ranking?
Which type of variable incorporates an ordered position or ranking?
Which type of variable has a gap between any two values along a line interval?
Which type of variable has a gap between any two values along a line interval?
Which type of variable can assume any value along a line interval, including every possible value between any two values?
Which type of variable can assume any value along a line interval, including every possible value between any two values?
What type of variable will always have variability in the data?
What type of variable will always have variability in the data?
What type of variable is 'number of ounces in a can of soda'?
What type of variable is 'number of ounces in a can of soda'?
In the context of soda cans, what does 'variability' refer to?
In the context of soda cans, what does 'variability' refer to?
Which of the following best describes '12 ounces' in the context of cans of soda?
Which of the following best describes '12 ounces' in the context of cans of soda?
What type of variable is 'brand of soda' in this scenario?
What type of variable is 'brand of soda' in this scenario?
Considering the labels on the cans (12 ounces), what type of variable do the labels represent?
Considering the labels on the cans (12 ounces), what type of variable do the labels represent?
