Question

A recent newspaper article reported on american’s eating habits. The article reported that only about one third of American’s adults ate 2 or more servings of fruit per day, only 26% ate 3 or more servings of vegetables per day.

The Phrase “26% ate 3 or more servings of vegetables per day” refers to what kind of variable and why?

choose the correct answer below.

A. The variable could be either quantitative or categorical depending on whether the subjects were asked how many servings of vegetables per day or whether they were asked if they ate 3 or more servings of vegetables per day, respectively.

B. the variable is quantitative because a percentage, 26%, is being recorded and this is a numeric measurement.

C. The variable is categorical because different foods can be divided into categories, for example: fruits, vegetables, dairy, and meat.

Answer 1

ANSWER:-

Given data,

• One third of American’s adults ate 2 or more servings of fruit per day
• 26% ate 3 or more servings of vegetables per day.

Here, we have to choose correct option for the Phrase “26% ate 3 or more servings of vegetables per day” refers to what kind of variable and why?​​​​​​:-

Option A is correct based on the given data.

• The variable could be either quantitative or absolute relying upon whether the subjects were solicited what number of servings from vegetables every day or whether they were inquired as to whether they ate at least 3 servings of vegetables for each day, individually.