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Chapter 1: Q 6. (page 7)

You are preparing to study the television-viewing habits of high school students. Describe two categorical variables and two quantitative variables that you might record for each student. Give the units of measurement for the quantitative variables.

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For each student, you might keep track of two categorical factors and two quantitative variables: 1. Per week, how much time do you spend watching television2? Money is spent on DTH/Cable charges every month. Hours and Dollars are the measurement units.

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Students and television You're getting ready to research high school students' television viewing habits.

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Explanation

The following are the two quantitative variables and their measurement units for studying high school students' television viewing habits:

S.No.CategoryMeasurement unit
1Time spent per week viewing televisionHours
2Money spent per month on charges of DTHDollars

As a result, you might keep track of two categorical and two quantitative variables for each student: 1. Time spent each week watching television 2. The amount of money spent each month on DTH/Cable rates. Hours and Dollars are the measurement units.

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