In an Application for a Credit Card, Potential Customers Are

question 28

Multiple Choice

In an application for a credit card, potential customers are asked for their social security numbers.A social security number is an example of a _____.

• A) categorical variable
• B) quantitative variable
• C) categorical or quantitative variable, depending on how the respondents answered the question
• D) ratio variable

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Definitions:

Least-squares Regression Line

A straight line that best fits the data points in a scatter plot, minimizing the sum of the squares of the vertical distances of the points from the line.

PGA Tour

A professional golf circuit in the United States, featuring the world's top male golfers competing in various tournaments throughout the year.

Degrees Of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities that can be assigned to a statistical distribution, often relevant in the calculation of statistics like variance.

Standard Deviation

A quantification of how much spread or variability exists within a group of figures.