MyLab Statistics for Business Stats with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Statistics for Business and Economics
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ISBN: 9780134748610
Author: James T. McClave, P. George Benson, Terry Sincich
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.18ACB
College application data. Colleges and universities are requiring an increasing amount of information about applicants before making acceptance and financial aid decisions. Classify each of the following types of data required on a college application as quantitative or qualitative.
- a. High school GPA
- b. Honors, awards
- c. Applicant’s score on the SAT or ACT
- d. Gender of applicant
- e. Parents' income
- f. Age of applicant
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MyLab Statistics for Business Stats with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Statistics for Business and Economics
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