Types of Variables in Statistics
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What type of data does hair color represent?

  • Dichotomic data
  • Qualitative data (correct)
  • Polynomic data
  • Quantitative data

Which of the following is an example of polynomic data?

  • Number of children in a family
  • Education level (correct)
  • Blood type
  • Gender

What is the main characteristic of quantitative data?

  • It can take only two values
  • It is always measured on a numerical scale (correct)
  • It is never used in statistical analysis
  • It can be described by words or letters

Why are numerical techniques not applicable to qualitative data?

<p>Because they are not measured on a numerical scale (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for qualitative data that can take only two values?

<p>Dichotomic (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of nominal data?

<p>The categories are mutually exclusive (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of data is hair color?

<p>Nominal qualitative (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a nominal variable?

<p>Brand of PC (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between nominal and ordinal data?

<p>Ordinal data has a logical order, while nominal data does not (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of nominal data?

<p>The categories have a non-arbitrary zero point (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of data is marital status?

<p>Nominal qualitative (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of frequency distributions?

<p>To summarize large volumes of data values (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of data requires categorization before creating a frequency distribution?

<p>Interval data (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula to determine the size of each class in a frequency distribution?

<p>h = (max - min) / m (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of table shows the frequency or number of occurrences in each of several categories?

<p>Frequency table (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the number of values that occur in each class in a frequency distribution?

<p>Absolute frequency (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of data is typically presented in a contingency table?

<p>Qualitative dichotomic data (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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