Suppose that you randomly selected 50 students at University and collected data on the following five variables
U: Number of courses the student is taking this semester
V: The student’s class
X: The number of hours per week the student plans to study
Y: The total cost of textbooks
Z: Method of payment for textbook
Questions:
a) What is the population?
b) Is the population finite or infinite?
c) What is the sample?
d) Classify the five variables as either discrete, continuous, nominal or ordinal
a) What is the population?
all students at the university is the population
b) Is the population finite or infinite?
the population is finite
c) What is the sample?
the 50 students selected is the sample
d) Classify the five variables as either discrete, continuous, nominal or ordinal
U: Number of courses the student is taking this semester
discrete
V: The student’s class
ordinal if class has an order
X: The number of hours per week the student plans to study
discrete
Y: The total cost of textbooks
continious
Z: Method of payment for textbook
nominal
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