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Chapter 1: Q.61 (page 53)

For the following exercises, identify the type of data that would be used to describe a response (quantitative discrete, quantitative continuous, or qualitative), and give an example of the data. age of executives in Fortune 500 companies

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Age is quantitative continuous variable

Example: 34 years, 36.5 Years ( 36 years and 6 months).

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When a variable can be expressed in numbers, it is considered quantitative. We regard age to be quantitative since it may be expressed in numbers. If a variable can be stated in both whole numbers and decimals, it is considered continuous. We regard the age of executives to be a continuous variable because we may express it in decimals as well. As a result, age is a continuous quantitative variable.

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