Chapter 1: Q. 3 (page 7)

A class survey Here is a small part of the data set that describes the students in an AP Statistics class. The data come from anonymous responses to a questionnaire filled out on the first day of class.
a. What individual does with the data set describe
b. Identification of the quantitative variables
c. describe the individual in a highlighted row

Short Answer

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a. The data set also refers to a set of information about an individual.

b. The variables recorded were gender, hand, and height.

c. The highlighted row in the data table represents a right-handed female with all the attributes.

Step by step solution

Given information

Given,

Part (a): Step 1: Describe what each person does with the data set.

The people profiled here are seven anonymous students in an AP Statistics class who were chosen at random to fill out a questionnaire on the first day of class.

Part (b) Step 1: The quantitative variable and the measuring units must be identified.

There are six variables that describe the students in AP Statistics class that are measured here. The variables, as well as their types and measurement units, are listed below.

As can be seen from the table above, three of the six variables are quantitative, namely Height, Homework Time, and Pocket Change, with measurement units of inches, minutes, and cents, respectively.

Part (c) Step 1: Describe the person in the highlighted row.

The female student in the highlighted class is right-handed, is 58 inches tall, completes her homework in 60 minutes, enjoys alternative music, and has 76 cents in her pocket.