Understanding the World through Data
Question 1
The following questions are based on the following data frame.
Question 1.1
Not counting the course numbers, how many variables are recorded in this data frame?
( ) 0 ( ) 1 ( ) 2 ( ) 3 ( ) 4 (X) 5 ( ) 6 ( ) 7
Question 1.2
What type of variable is the number of students?
( ) Integer ( ) Continuous Numerical (X) Discrete Numerical ( ) Logical ( ) Ordinal Categorical ( ) Nominal Categorical
Question 1.3
What is the most specific term that can be given to this data structure?
( ) Spreadsheet ( ) Table ( ) Contingency Table (X) Data Frame ( ) Data Table
Question 2
What is the statistics term used for a property of an object that can be measured and recorded?
( ) Data (X) Variable ( ) Constant ( ) Observational Unit ( ) Numerical