For each of the following situations reported in the news, specify what variable(s) were measured on each individual and whether they are best described as categorical, ordinal, or quantitative. (Select all that apply.) (a) A Los Angeles Times survey found that 60% of the 1,515 adult Californians polled supported a state law banning smoking in bars.† a)Whether a person reads the Los Angeles Times is an ordinal variable. b)Whether a person supports the smoking ban or not is a categorical variable. c)Percentage of Californian bars affected by the ban is a quantitative variable. d)Whether a person reads the Los Angeles Times or not is a categorical variable. e)Number of bars affected by the ban is a quantitative variable.                        f)Whether a person supports the smoking ban is an ordinal variable. (b) According to the College Board News,† "Students using either one of two major coaching programs [for the SAT] were likely to experience an average gain of 5 to 19 points on verbal and 5 to 38 points on math." a)Gain on math SAT is a quantitative variable. b)Whether a person had gains on the SATs or not is a categorical variable. c)Whether a person had gains on the SATs is an ordinal variable. d)Gain on verbal SAT is a quantitative variable. e)Math SAT score is a quantitative variable. f)Verbal SAT score is a quantitative variable. g)Whether a person used either one of the two major coaching programs or not is a categorical variable.

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For each of the following situations reported in the news, specify what variable(s) were measured on each individual and whether they are best described as categorical, ordinal, or quantitative. (Select all that apply.)
(a)
A Los Angeles Times survey found that 60% of the 1,515 adult Californians polled supported a state law banning smoking in bars.†
a)Whether a person reads the Los Angeles Times is an ordinal variable.
b)Whether a person supports the smoking ban or not is a categorical variable.
c)Percentage of Californian bars affected by the ban is a quantitative variable.
d)Whether a person reads the Los Angeles Times or not is a categorical variable.
e)Number of bars affected by the ban is a quantitative variable.                       
f)Whether a person supports the smoking ban is an ordinal variable.
(b)
According to the College Board News,† "Students using either one of two major coaching programs [for the SAT] were likely to experience an average gain of 5 to 19 points on verbal and 5 to 38 points on math."
a)Gain on math SAT is a quantitative variable.
b)Whether a person had gains on the SATs or not is a categorical variable.
c)Whether a person had gains on the SATs is an ordinal variable.
d)Gain on verbal SAT is a quantitative variable.
e)Math SAT score is a quantitative variable.
f)Verbal SAT score is a quantitative variable.
g)Whether a person used either one of the two major coaching programs or not is a categorical variable.

 

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