Copy of Classification Problems
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Answer parts (a), (b) and (c).
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A version of this problem will be on the first test and
on the final exam.
Measurement variables result from measuring or counting,
Categorical variables are not measurement variables.
Discrete measurement variables have gaps between their
possible values. Continuous measurement variables have
no gaps between their possible values.
An observational study records observations or
measurements of subjects in a natural setting.
An experiment records measurements or observations
of subjects in a controlled setting.
These problems are based on problems 13 through 28 on
pages 21 and 22, and problems 5 through 8 on page 32
of Mario F. Triola, "Elementary Statistics", 12th edition,
Pearson Education, Inc. 2014.
Updated June 25, 2013 and July 23, 2013.