If You Describe a Variable as Categorical, You Are Referring

question 36

Multiple Choice

If you describe a variable as categorical, you are referring to its ______________, which is a description of how values are assigned to the attribute.

• A) the codebook
• B) level of measurement
• C) central tendency
• D) variability

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Definitions:

Z Score

A statistical measurement that describes a value's relationship to the mean of a group of values, measured in terms of standard deviations.

Mean

The average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding all the numbers together and then dividing by the count of the numbers.

Inferential Statistics

Involves making predictions or inferences about a population based on a sample of data.

Probability

A measure of the likelihood that a particular event will occur, usually expressed as a number between 0 and 1.