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Classifying Variables in Social Sciences

This document contains two questions about classifying variables as part of a statistics assignment. Question 1 asks the student to classify 20 variables as either discrete or continuous. Question 2 asks the student to classify 19 variables as either qualitative or quantitative. The document provides the questions and lists of variables for the student to analyze and classify.

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Classifying Variables in Social Sciences

This document contains two questions about classifying variables as part of a statistics assignment. Question 1 asks the student to classify 20 variables as either discrete or continuous. Question 2 asks the student to classify 19 variables as either qualitative or quantitative. The document provides the questions and lists of variables for the student to analyze and classify.

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ESSB3134 Statistics in Social Sciences

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Celine Cheah MC220516921

Tutorial 1
Question 1

Classify each variable as discrete or continuous:

a) Number of students who make appointments with math tutor -discrete


b) Water temperature of the saunas at spa -continuous
c) Number of day required for a product to be shipped -discrete
d) Lifetime of batteries in a tape recorder -continuous
e) Weights of newborn infants at a certain hospital -continuous
f) Number of pizzas sold last year in Kuala Lumpur -discrete
g) Times required to complete a chess game - continuous
h) Ages of children in a day care centre - continuous
i) Weights of lobsters in a tank in a restaurant -continuous
j) Number of bananas in local supermarket -discrete
k) Blood pressure of runners in a marathon -continuous
l) Number of loaves of bread baked at local bakery -discrete
m) Incomes of single parents who attend a community college -continuous
n) Number of students in a class -discrete
o) Number of clinic at Kelana Jaya -discrete
p) Monthly allowance of a student -continuous
q) CGPA of a student -continuous

Question 2

Classify each variable as qualitative or quantitative:

a) Colours of automobiles in building -qualitative


b) Health conditions of residents in Kelana Jaya -qualitative
c) Number of graduates students in UNITAR -quantitative
d) Time it takes to run a 42km Penang Bridge marathon -quantitative
e) Qualifications of candidates for a particular job -qualitative
f) Annual profits of a retail shop -quantitative
g) Student ID number -qualitative
h) Waiting time at a dental clinic -quantitative
i) Marital status of nurses in a hospital - qualitative
j) The age of your car -quantitative
k) The number of hairs on your knuckle quantitative
l) The softness of a cat qualitative
m) The colour of the sky qualitative
n) The number of pennies in your pocket quantitative
o) The taste of cappuccino qualitative
p) Type of personality qualitative
q) Size of oil painting’s frame (eg: Large, Small) qualitative
r) The speed of superbike quantitative
s) The weight of pancake quantitative

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