To Monitor Campus Security,the Campus Police Office Is Taking a Survey

question 156

Multiple Choice

To monitor campus security,the campus police office is taking a survey of the number of students in a parking lot each 30 minutes of a 24-hour period with the goal of determining when patrols of the lot would serve the most students.If X is the number of students in the lot each period,then X is an example of

• A)a categorical variable.
• B)a discrete variable.
• C)a continuous variable.
• D)a statistic.

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Definitions:

Sleep

A naturally recurring state of mind and body, characterized by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, and inhibition of nearly all voluntary muscles.

Rest

A period of relaxation, sleep, or inactivity, especially after a period of work or strenuous activity, allowing for recovery and rejuvenation.

External Stimuli

Any factor, force, or influence from outside the body that can evoke a physiological or psychological response.

Metabolism

The chemical processes that occur within a living organism to maintain life, involving energy production and utilization.