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Practice Set 1
Practice Set 1
1. The following table lists the number of deaths by cause as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on February 6, 2015:
Cause of Death | Number of Deaths |
Heart disease | 611,105 |
Cancer | 584,881 |
Accidents | 130,557 |
Stroke | 128,978 |
Alzheimer's disease | 84,767 |
Diabetes | 75,578 |
Influenza and Pneumonia | 56,979 |
Suicide | 41,149 |
- What is the variable for this data set (use words)?
- How many observations are in this data set (numeral)?
- How many elements does this data set contain (numeral)?
2. Indicate which of the following variables are quantitative and which are qualitative.
Note: Spell quantitative and qualitative in lower case letters.
- The amount of time a student spent studying for an exam
- The amount of rain last year in 30 cities
- The arrival status of an airline flight (early, on time, late, canceled) at an airport
- A person's blood type
- The amount of gasoline put into a car at a gas station
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1. The List of Number of Deaths and their Causes
a) The dataset variables
The number of deaths is the variable of the data set since it takes dissimilar values.
b) The number of observations
8 observations.
c) The number of elements of the observation
There are 8 elements.
2. Identifying Quantitative and Qualitative Variables
a) The amount of time a student spent studying for an exam. quantitative
b) The amount of rain last year in 30 cities. quantitative
c) The arrival status of an airline flight (early, on time, late, canceled) at an airport.
qualitative
d) A person's blood type. qualitative
e) The a...