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mia

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Explain the difference between the terms variable and data.. Include an illustration that demonstrates this difference.

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In completing a survey, respondents use the following numbers to indicate ages. 1 = age 19 years and under, 2 = 20 to 29 years of age 3 = 30 to 39 years of age, 4 = age 40 years and older Is this data qualitative or quantitative? Explain.



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Answer to Question 1

Variable: a characteristic of interest about each individual element of a population or sample whereas data refers to the value or values of the variable (e.g., age of a person when first attends professional sporting event would be characteristic of interest about each person and is a variable. Jim was 17 when he first attended a professional sporting event; 17 is the value of the variable for Jim and is data).

Answer to Question 2

This is quantitative data; an average age.




mia

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Reply 2 on: Jul 24, 2018
Excellent


Kedrick2014

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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