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Chapter 2: Q 2.12 (page 41)

RBI Kings, As reported on MLB.com, the five players with the highest runs batted in (RBI) during the 2012 Major League Baseball season are listed in the following table. Also included are the teams for which they played, their positions, and their weights. Identify the type of data provided by the information in each column of the table.

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The first column represents qualitative data, the second column qualitative data, the third column qualitative data, the fourth column discrete quantitative data, and the fifth column continuous quantitative data.

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The table below lists the five players in Major League Baseball who have the most runs batted in their careers.

The Player with the highest run is represented by the first column in the table.

The information gathered is not numerical. As a result, the player is qualitative information.

The team for which the players played is represented in the second column.

The information gathered is not numerical. As a result, the Team is based on qualitative data.

The position of the players is represented by the third column in the table.

The information gathered is not numerical. As a result, the Position is qualitative information.

The fourth column in the table represents RBI, which represents the player's total amount of runs batted.

The information gathered is numerical. RBI is a type of quantitative data.

The possible RBI values might also be stated. As a result, it's discrete quantitative information.

The fifth column in the table represents each player's weight.

The data is numerically recorded. As a result, Weight (lb) is quantitative information.

In addition, the range of potential values for Weight (lb) is a set of numbers. As a result, it is constant quantitative information.

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