The Analysis of Biological Data
The Analysis of Biological Data
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Author: Michael C. Whitlock, Dolph Schluter
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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a.

To determine

To explain: Whether the variable “Number of sexual partners in a year” is categorical or numerical. If numerical state whether discrete or continuous and if categorical state whether ordinal or nominal.

b.

To determine

To explain: Whether the variable “Petal area of rose flowers” is categorical or numerical. If numerical state whether discrete or continuous and if categorical state whether ordinal or nominal.

c.

To determine

To explain: Whether the variable “Heartbeats per minute of a Tour de France cyclist, averaged over the duration of the race” is categorical or numerical. If numerical state whether discrete or continuous and if categorical state whether ordinal or nominal.

d.

To determine

To explain: Whether the variable “Birth weight” is categorical or numerical. If numerical state whether discrete or continuous and if categorical state whether ordinal or nominal.

e.

To determine

To explain: Whether the variable “Stage of fruit ripeness” is categorical or numerical. If numerical state whether discrete or continuous and if categorical state whether ordinal or nominal.

f.

To determine

To explain: Whether the variable “Angle of flower orientation relative to position of the sun” is categorical or numerical. If numerical state whether discrete or continuous and if categorical state whether ordinal or nominal.

g.

To determine

To explain: Whether the variable “tree species” is categorical or numerical. If numerical state whether discrete or continuous and if categorical state whether ordinal or nominal.

h.

To determine

To explain: Whether the variable “birth year” is categorical or numerical. If numerical state whether discrete or continuous and if categorical state whether ordinal or nominal.

h.

To determine

To explain: Whether the variable “Gender” is a categorical or numerical. If numerical state whether discrete or continuous and if categorical state whether ordinal or nominal.

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