SECTION 1.2 Data Classification 15 25. The items below appear on a physician’s intake form. Determine the level of measurement of the data for each category. (a) Temperature (b) Allergies (c) Weight (d) Pain level (scale of 0 to 10) 26. The items below appear on an employment application. Determine the level of measurement of the data for each category. (a) Highest grade level completed (b) Gender (c) Year of college graduation (d) Number of years at last job Classifying Data by Type and Level In Exercises 27–32, determine whether the data are qualitative or quantitative, and determine the level of measurement of the data set. 27. Football The top ten teams in the final college football poll released in January 2021 are listed. (Source: Associated Press) 1. Alabama 6. Oklahoma 2. Ohio State 7. Georgia 3. Clemson 8. Cincinnati 4. Texas A&M 9. Iowa State 5. Notre Dame 10. Northwestern 28. Coffee Four principal types of coffee beans are listed. Arabica Robusta Liberica Excelsa 29. Census Regions The four geographical regions of the United States recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau are listed. Northeast South Midwest West 30. Figure Skating The top six final scores at the 2021 U.S. Women’s Figure Skating Championships are listed. (Source: NBC Sports) 232.61 215.33 214.98 213.39 199.95 178.89 31. Richest People The ten richest people in the world as of March 30, 2021, are listed. (Source: Bloomberg Reporting) 1. Jeff Bezos 6. Warren Buffett 2. Elon Musk 7. Larry Page 3. Bill Gates 8. Sergey Brin 4. Bernard Arnault 9. Steve Ballmer 5. Mark Zuckerberg 10. Larry Ellison 32. Numbers of Performances The numbers of performances for the 10 longest-running original runs of Broadway shows as of March 15, 2020, are listed. (Source: Playbill) 13,370 9692 9302 7485 6836 6680 6137 5959 5758 5461 Extending Concepts 33. Writing What is an inherent zero? Describe three examples of data sets that have inherent zeros and three that do not. 34. Describe two examples of data sets for each of the four levels of measurement. Justify your answer.
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