The Language of Variation: Variables

AP Statistics· difficulty 2/5

Time to complete a task is recorded to the nearest 0.01 seconds.

Task Times (seconds) Trial 1: 12.47 s Trial 2: 11.92 s Trial 3: 13.05 s Trial 4: 12.71 s Trial 5: 12.18 s

This variable is best classified as:

  • A

    Categorical

  • B

    Quantitative continuous

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  • C

    Ordinal

  • D

    Quantitative discrete

Explanation

Time can take any value in an interval. Even with rounding for measurement, the variable itself is continuous.

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