For each of the following variables enter as many of the below descriptions (labelled A thru H) that describe the type of data that is being measured.  Although there are 3 blanks available to describe each variable, only insert those letters that apply.  If you answer A or B for a particular variable, you don’t need to answer with any other variable. nominal ordinal interval ratio discrete continuous cross-sectional time series   _____ _____ _____ the number of aunts and uncles that each of a random sample of 50        students have   _____ _____ _____ the temperature (to the nearest degree) that food experts believe a rare        steak should be cooked to   _____ _____ _____ the school colours of Windsor high schools   _____ _____ _____ the exact distance, in kms, a marathon runner ran each of the last 30 days       preparing for her next marathon   _____ _____ _____ the preferred temperature for sleeping by Canadians (cold, cool, warm, hot)   _____ _____ _____ the numbers that banks assign to Canadians’ savings accounts

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For each of the following variables enter as many of the below descriptions (labelled A thru H) that describe the type of data that is being measured.  Although there are 3 blanks available to describe each variable, only insert those letters that apply.  If you answer A or B for a particular variable, you don’t need to answer with any other variable.

  1. nominal
  2. ordinal
  3. interval
  4. ratio
  5. discrete
  6. continuous
  7. cross-sectional
  8. time series

 

  1. _____ _____ _____ the number of aunts and uncles that each of a random sample of 50

       students have

 

  1. _____ _____ _____ the temperature (to the nearest degree) that food experts believe a rare

       steak should be cooked to

 

  1. _____ _____ _____ the school colours of Windsor high schools

 

  1. _____ _____ _____ the exact distance, in kms, a marathon runner ran each of the last 30 days

      preparing for her next marathon

 

  1. _____ _____ _____ the preferred temperature for sleeping by Canadians (cold, cool, warm, hot)

 

  1. _____ _____ _____ the numbers that banks assign to Canadians’ savings accounts

 

 

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