Chapter 1.2 and 1.3 Statistics

___________ are variables that have distinct categories according to some characteristic or attribute.

• continuous variables

• qualitative variables

• quantitative variables

• discrete variables

________ are variables that can be counted or measured

• quantitative variables

• discrete variables

• continuous variables

• qualitative variables

_________ assume values that can be counted

• Continuous variables

• discrete variables

• quantitative variables

• qualitative variables

_________ can assume an infinite number of values between any two specific values

• Discrete variables

• qualitative variables

• quantitative variables

• continuous variables

The highest wind speed of a hurricane.

• Discrete

• continuous

The weight of baggage on an airplane

• discrete

• continuous

The number of pages in a statistics book.

• discrete

• continuous

The amount of money a person spends per year for online purchases

• discrete

• continuous

________ classifies data into mutually exclusive (nonoverlapping) categories in which no order or ranking can be imposed on the data.

• nominal

• ordinal

• interval

• ratio

________ classifies data into categories that can be ranked, however precise differences between the ranks do not exist

• nominal

• ordinal

• interval

• ratio