AP STAT - Types of Variables

You record the age, marital status, and earned income of a sample of 1463 women. The number and type of variables you have recorded is

• 3 quantitative, 0 categorical

• 4 quantitative, 0 categorical

• 3 quantitative, 1 categorical

• 2 quantitative, 1 categorical

• 2 quantitative, 2 categorical

Which of the following variables are quantitative? 
A. type of car 
B. weekly wage 
C. plane fares 
D. petrol prices
E. breed of dog       

• A, B and C
• A, B, C and E
• B, C and D
• A, B, C and D

Which of the following is an example of quantitative data? 

• The color of your car
• A person's state of residence
• A person's Zip Code
• A Person's Height

The average outside temperature is 92 degrees Fahrenheit.

• Categorical

• Quantitative

• Both

• Neither

A variable in which the numbers act as numerical values (always has units).

• Quantitative Variable

• Categorical Variable

Which of the following statements are false?

• All variables can be classified as quantitative or categorical variables.

• Quantitative variables can be discrete variables.

• Categorical variables can be continuous variables.

Which of the following represent discrete variable?

• Heights of Flushing High School students

• Weight of a cat

• Number of Heads when flipping coins

• Temperatures of the month of September

What is the type of this graph?

• Bar Graph

• Stem and Leaf Plot

• Dot Plot

• Histogram

What is the type of this graph?

• Pie Chart

• Dot Plot

• Stem and Leaf Plot

• Histogram