Chapter 1, Problem 3E

(a)

To determine

To find: the individuals described by the data

Answer to Problem 3E

The individuals described here are 7 anonymous students in an AP Statistics class

Explanation of Solution

Given:

gender	hand	height	Homework time	Favourite music	Pocket change
F	L	65	200	Hip-hop	50
M	L	72	30	Country	35
M	R	62	95	rock	35
F	L	64	120	Alternative	0
M	R	63	220	Hip-hop	0
F	R	58	60	Alternative	76
F	R	67	150	rock	215

The individuals described here are 7 anonymous students in an AP Statistics class who are randomly selected to respond to a questionnaire on the first day of class

(b)

To determine

To identify: the quantitative variable and the measurement units.

Answer to Problem 3E

Three variables are quantitative i.e. Height. Homework Time and Pocket Change

Their measurement units are inches, minutes and cents respectively.

Explanation of Solution

Six variables are measured here that describes the students in AP Statistics class. The variables, their type and their measurement units are below.

S.no	name	type	measurement
	Gender	categorical	Male or female
	Hand	categorical	Right or left
	Height	quantitative	inches
	Homework time	quantitative	minutes
	Favourite music	categorical	Hip-hop, county, rock, alternative
	Pocket change	quantitative	cents

Thus from the above table we found that out of six, three variables are quantitative i.e. Height

Homework Time and Pocket Change and their measurement units are inches, minutes and cents respectively.

(c)

To determine

To describe: the individual in the highlighted row

Answer to Problem 3E

The student in highlighted class is a female, is right handed, is 58 inches tall,

Explanation of Solution

The student in highlighted class is a female, is right handed, is 58 inches tall, does her homework in 60 minutes, likes alternative music and has 76 cents pocket change.