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What is a qualitative variable?
What is a qualitative variable?
- Data that expresses a categorical attribute (correct)
- Data that can be counted
- Data that can be measured
- Data that answers questions like 'how much'
Which type of data can be measured and is uncountably infinite?
Which type of data can be measured and is uncountably infinite?
- Qualitative data
- Population data
- Continuous data (correct)
- Discrete data
What does a population in statistics refer to?
What does a population in statistics refer to?
- A subgroup of a universe
- The set of all possible values of a variable (correct)
- A rule that assigns numerical values to outcomes
- The collection of entities from whom data is collected
What is the main concern of probability?
What is the main concern of probability?
Which term describes an outcome of an event with a numerical value?
Which term describes an outcome of an event with a numerical value?
What is the role of probability distribution in statistics?
What is the role of probability distribution in statistics?
Which term refers to the collection or set of units or entities from which data is obtained?
Which term refers to the collection or set of units or entities from which data is obtained?
If a variable can take on only a finite or countably infinite set of values, it is classified as which type of quantitative variable?
If a variable can take on only a finite or countably infinite set of values, it is classified as which type of quantitative variable?
Which term describes a characteristic or attribute that can be observed or measured for every unit in the universe?
Which term describes a characteristic or attribute that can be observed or measured for every unit in the universe?
If a survey is conducted on a subset of a population, what term describes this subset?
If a survey is conducted on a subset of a population, what term describes this subset?
Which term refers to a rule that assigns numerical values (random variables) to the outcomes of an experiment?
Which term refers to a rule that assigns numerical values (random variables) to the outcomes of an experiment?
Which type of variable represents categorical attributes, such as gender, religion, or educational attainment?
Which type of variable represents categorical attributes, such as gender, religion, or educational attainment?
