The Language of Variation: Variables

AP Statistics· difficulty 2/5

A school nurse recorded six variables for each student in the senior class. The list of recorded variables is shown.

Variables Recorded - Eye color - Height (cm) - Zip code - Weight (kg) - Favorite movie - Number of siblings

How many of the listed variables are quantitative?

  • A

    3 (height, weight, number of siblings)

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  • B

    2 (height, weight)

  • C

    4 (height, weight, zip code, siblings)

  • D

    5 (all but eye color)

Explanation

Height, weight, and number of siblings are numeric measurements. Zip codes are categorical labels even though written with digits.

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