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This document contains four problem sets related to statistics concepts. Problem set 1 asks the reader to classify variables as quantitative or qualitative, discrete or continuous, and nominal, ordinal, interval or ratio. Problem set 2 asks the reader to identify whether descriptive or inferential statistics are being used in statements, and to classify variables. Problem set 3 continues classifying variables as discrete or continuous and quantitative. Problem set 4 finishes by asking the reader to classify variables on a nominal, ordinal, interval or ratio scale.

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Math Assignment 1

This document contains four problem sets related to statistics concepts. Problem set 1 asks the reader to classify variables as quantitative or qualitative, discrete or continuous, and nominal, ordinal, interval or ratio. Problem set 2 asks the reader to identify whether descriptive or inferential statistics are being used in statements, and to classify variables. Problem set 3 continues classifying variables as discrete or continuous and quantitative. Problem set 4 finishes by asking the reader to classify variables on a nominal, ordinal, interval or ratio scale.

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Chapter 1: Problem Set No.

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A. Classify each of the following as either quantitative or qualitative variable.
1. Size of shoes
2. Household income
3. Height of a building
4. Monthly electric bill
5. Name of companies
6. Religion
7. ID number
8. Time required to repair a car
9. Gender of household head
10. Brand of softdrinks

B. State which of the following represent discrete data and which represent continuous data.
1. Total value of share sold each day in the Stock market.
2. A family’s combined salary per month is P40,000.
3. The number of students enrolled in a Statistics class is 35.
4. The number of freshmen students who failed in the diagnostic examination is 200.
5. Height of college freshmen in MQC.
6. Travel time from one place to another
7. Distance form Pampanga to Baler.
8. Brand of soft drinks in the canteen.
9. Amount expenses of the President
10. IQ score

C. Categorize each of the following as nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio measurement.


1. Occupational levels of parents are scaled as
0 – Professional, technical and related works
1 – Administrative, executive and managerial workers
2 – Clerical workers
3 – Sales workers
4 & 5- Farmers, fisherman, hunters, loggers
6- Workers in transport and communication occupation
7 & 8- Draftsman and laborers
9- Workers not classified by occupation
2. Scores in a test of mental maturity
3. Students are classified as either leaders or non – leaders
4. Students are classified as
1 - First year
2 - Second Year
3 - Third Year
4 - Fourth Year
5. Gender
Male – 34 Female – 56
6. Religion
Catholic – 15 Protestant – 12
7. Academic Performance in Math
Poor – 14 Fair - 29
Good – 44 Very Good – 100
8. Weight in pounds of babies born in the month of December, 2005 in Hospital x:
Mary – 5.5 Jill – 6.0 Jenry – 6.2
Luis – 5.8 Lyndon – 4.9 June – 7.0
9. Number of coffee – break hours per day spent by executives from 5 different departments of
Company A:
Accounting – 1.5 Finance – 1.6
Maintenance – 2.0 Sales - 3.5
Audit – 3.5
10. Length in hours of the study time spent per day by students of University Y during examination
periods:
Lorna – 5 Gabby – 4.5
George – 4 Harry – 5.5
11. Degree of agreement or disagreement of respondents about the appropriateness of a television
program for children below 10 years old
12. Body temperature of dengue patients in Hospital X
13. Monthly salary of employees of company A.
14. Educational attainment
15. Socioeconomic status of residents of Guagua
Chapter 1: Problem Set No. 2
A. In each of these statements, tell whether descriptive or inferential statistics have been used.
1. By 2040 at least 3.5 billion people will run short of water (Source: World Future Society).
2. Nine out of ten on – the – job fatalities are men (Source: USA TODAY Weekend)
3. Expenditures for the cable industry were $5.66 billion in 1996 (Source: USA TODAY).
4. The median household income for people aged 25 – 34 is $35,888 (Source: USA TODAY).
5. Allergy therapy makes bees go away (Source: Prevention).
6. Drinking decaffeinated coffee can raise cholesterol levels by 7% (Source: American Heart Association).
7. The national average annual medicine expenditure per person is $1052 (Source: The Greensburg
Tribune Review).
8. Experts say that mortgage rates may soon hit bottom (Source: USA TODAY).

B. Classify each of the following as either QUANTITATIVE or QUALITATIVE variables.


1. Cellphone brands
2. Color preference
3. Political Affiliation (LAKAS­KAMPI, NACIONALISTA, LIBERAL, …)
4. Religious Affiliation (Roman Catholic, Iglesia ni Kristo, Prostestant,…)
5. Marital status of nurses in a hospital
6. Time it takes to run a marathon
7. Weights of lobster in a tank in a restaurant
8. Ounces of ice cream in a large milkshake
9. Capacity of the NFL football stadiums
10. Ages of people living in a personal care home.

C. State which of the following quantitative variables represents DISCRETE data and which represents
CONTINUOUS data.
1. Number of pizzas sold by Pizza Express each day.
2. Relative humidity levels in operating rooms at local hospitals.
3. Number of bananas in a bunch at several local supermarkets.
4. Lifetimes (in hours) of 15 iPod batteries.
5. Weights of the backpacks of first graders on a school bus.
6. Number of students each day who make appointments with a math tutor at a local college.
7. Blood pressures of runners in a marathon.
8. Amount of rainfall
9. Distance travelled by a car
10. Speed of a race car.

D. Classify each variables as NOMINAL, ORDINAL, INTERVAL, or RATIO scale.


1. Faculty rank in a university
2. Type of employment (part-time, full-time) of a teacher
3. Height of a person
4. Grade in math of a student (1.0, 1.25, 1.5, 2.0…)
5. Birth order
6. Rating of a painting in a contest
7. Score in an ice-skating competition
8. Socio-economic status of a family
9. Marital status
10. Academic Degree/s earned
11. Method/s of teaching a course
12. Passing or failing the board examinations for Accountancy and Education Students
13. Rating of an examinee in the board examination
14. Ocean depth
15. Classification of a plant according to habitat

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