5. Jesse is working with the local electric company to identify a location for a new wind farm. The site has to have wind on a regular basis, be within 50 miles of existing infrastructure, be outside of any bird migration corridors, and be supported by the local population. Specifically state what type of data Jesse needs to collect to meet the electric company’s criteria (one for each criterion), then state whether the data would be quantitative, qualitative, or semi-quantitative. Justify your reasoning.

5. Jesse is working with the local electric company to identify a location for a new wind farm. The site has to have wind on a regular basis, be within 50 miles of existing infrastructure, be outside of any bird migration corridors, and be supported by the local population. Specifically state what type of data Jesse needs to collect to meet the electric company’s criteria (one for each criterion), then state whether the data would be quantitative, qualitative, or semi-quantitative. Justify your reasoning.

Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018

18th Edition

ISBN:9780079039897

Author:Carter

Publisher:Carter

Chapter10: Statistics

Section10.6: Summarizing Categorical Data

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