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This document contains an activity where the student is asked to identify populations, variables, and variable types from given scenarios. They are also asked to identify whether variables are discrete or continuous, and at what level of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio) other variables are measured. The student provides their responses to classifying the variables based on the given criteria.

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This document contains an activity where the student is asked to identify populations, variables, and variable types from given scenarios. They are also asked to identify whether variables are discrete or continuous, and at what level of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio) other variables are measured. The student provides their responses to classifying the variables based on the given criteria.

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Activity 1

Name: PUERTOS, FERLYN S. Date: MARCH 4, 2021


Course & Section: BSED-MATH, HS-S2M Score: _______________

Instruction: Read and understand each problem carefully.

A. Identify the population, variable of interest, and type of variable in the following:
1. The dean of a certain college would like to determine the average weekly allowance of BS Computer
Science students.
Population: The set of BS Computer Science Students.
Variable: The average of weekly allowance.
Type of Variable: Quantitative Variable.

2. The DLSU-D Admissions Office would like to conduct a survey on the preferred courses of 4 th year high
school students in Cavite.
Population: The set of 4th year High School Students in Cavite.
Variable: A survey on their preferred courses.
Type of Variable: Qualitative Variable.

3. The dean of the College of Science would like to know the number of students who are smoking.
Population: The set of students in the College of Science.
Variable: Number of students who are smoking.
Type of Variable: Quantitative Variable.

B. Identify which of the following quantitative data would be represented by a discrete variable or a
continuous variable. Write DV for discrete variable and write CV for continuous variable.
DV 1. Number of students
CV 2. Time (in minutes) to finish an exam
CV 3. Distance (in km.) of school from place of residence
CV 4. Length (in cm.) of fish caught
CV 5. Width of the newest brand of cellular phone

C. At what level are the following variables measured? Write nominal, ordinal, interval or ratio on the
space provided.
Variable Level of Measurement
1. student number NOMINAL
2. weights of a sample of candies RATIO
3. zip codes NOMINAL
4. SSS number NOMINAL
5. final course grades of 4.0, 3.75, 3.5, . . . INTERVAL
6. instructors rated as superior, above average,
average, below average, or poor ORDINAL
7. movies listed according to their genre such as
comedy, adventure, romance, action, suspense, or horror NOMINAL
8. lengths of TV commercial (in seconds) RATIO
9. distances (in km) travelled by a bus RATIO
10. the years 1896, 2000, 1776, 1995 ORDINAL

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