Gender is one variable of interest in a study of the effectiveness of a new medication. For data entry purposes, the researcher conducting the study assigns 1 for Male and 2 for Female. Is the gender data quantitative or qualitative?
What will be an ideal response?
Q. 2The mean and the median are useful measures of central tendency for both qualitative and quantitative data.
A) True B) False
Q. 3Which data about paintings would not be qualitative?
A) the theme B) the style C) the value D) the artist
Q. 4Which number could be the probability of an event that occurs about as often as it does not occur?
A) 0 B) -.51 C) 1 D) .51
Q. 5The distribution of salaries of professional basketball players is skewed to the right. Which measure of central tendency would be the best measure to determine the location of the center of the distribution?
A) range B) mode C) mean D) median
Q. 6A shoe company reports the mode for the shoe sizes of men's shoes is 12. Interpret this result.
A) Half of the shoes sold to men are larger than a size 12
B) Half of all men's shoe sizes are size 12
C) The most frequently occurring shoe size for men is size 12
D) Most men have shoe sizes between 11 and 13.
Q. 7A fan observes the numbers on the shirts of a girl's soccer team. Identify the type of data collected.
A) qualitative B) quantitative
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