Business Statistics Midterm

What is the level of measurement for each of the following variables? a. Student IQ ratings. b. Distance students travel to class. c. The jersey numbers of a sorority soccer team. d. A student's state of birth. e. A student's academic class - that is, freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior. f. Number of hours students study per week.

a. interval b. ratio c. nominal d. nominal e. ordinal f. ratio

Slate is a daily magazine on the Web. Its business activities can be described by a number of variables. What is the level of measurement for each of the following variables? a. The number of hits on their website on Saturday between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. b. The departments, such as food and drink, politics, foreign policy, sports, etc. c. The number of weekly hits on the Sam's Club ad. d. The number of years each employee has been employed with Slate.

a. ratio b. nominal c. ratio d. ratio

Qualitative data is ___, whereas quantitative data is ____

not numerical, numerical

Discrete variables can assume ___, but continuous variables can assume ___ within some range.

only certain values, any values