Introduction to Statistics

For nos. 1-5. A student was asked to accomplish a form on his personal data prior to his admission to a certain university. Determine whether the given information is Qualitative variable, Continuous variable, or Discrete Variable.

1. Number of family members

• Qualitative variable

• Continuous variable

• Discrete Variable

2. Grade point average in high school

• Qualitative variable

• Continuous variable

• Discrete Variable

3. Type of school

• Qualitative Variable

• Continuous variable

• Discrete Variable

4. email address

• Qualitative variable

• Continuous variable

• Discrete Variable

5. Age

• Qualitative variable

• Continuous variable

• Discrete Variable

6. Which of the following is most likely a population as opposed to a sample?

• respondents from a television show survey

• the first 5 students to finish an exam

• every third person to arrive at a beauty salon

• registered voters in a municipality

7. Which of the following is a discrete variable?

• monthly family income

• volume of water released from a dam during typhoon

• number of students enrolled in a school

• distance of your school from your house

8. Which of the following is not a discrete variable?

• daily number of live births at a district hospital

• number of sim cards sold per day

• preferred cellphone brands of students

• number of students enrolled in a school

9. Which of the following is a continuous variable?

• cell phone brand

• number of employees

• volume of water released from a dam

• number of mineral bottles sold

10. These are information which can be obtained from counting or measuring.

• parameter

• sample

• quantitative variable

• qualitative variable