Sample Solution from
Introductory Statistics
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780135188927
Chapter 1
Problem 1SE
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Textbook Problem

The data in Table 1A were collected from one of the authors’ statistics classes. The first row gives the variable, and each of the other rows represents a student in the class.

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TABLE 1A

Variables In Table 1A, how many variables are there?

Expert Solution
To determine

Find the number of variables in Table 1A.

Answer

There are 8 variables in the table.

Explanation of Solution

It is given that the first row in Table 1A represents the variables and each of the other rows represents a student in the class.

The variables in the first row are female, commute distance, hair color, ring size, height, number of aunts, college units acquired, and living situation. So, there are 8 variables.

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