A data set consists of the ages at death for each of the 38 past presidents of the United States now deceased.a. Is this set of measurements a population or a sample?b. What is the variable being measured?c. Is the variable in part b quantitative or qualitative?

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A data set consists of the ages at death for each of the 38 past presidents of the United States now deceased.
a. Is this set of measurements a population or a sample?
b. What is the variable being measured?
c. Is the variable in part b quantitative or qualitative?

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