Use the Data Given Below to Answer the Following Questions)

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Multiple Choice

Use the data given below to answer the following questions) .
15 students were asked to choose between the broad categories of Arts, Science, and Math as their preferred area of study. $\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Respondent } & \text { Gender } & \text { Preference } \\\hline 1 & \text { Fernale } & \text { Arts } \\\hline 2 & \text { Male } & \text { Science } \\\hline 3 & \text { Male } & \text { Math } \\\hline 4 & \text { Fernale } & \text { Arts } \\\hline 5 & \text { Fernale } & \text { Math } \\\hline 6 & \text { Male } & \text { Science } \\\hline 7 & \text { Male } & \text { Math } \\\hline 8 & \text { Male } & \text { Math } \\\hline 9 & \text { Fernale } & \text { Arts } \\\hline 10 & \text { Male } & \text { Arts } \\\hline 11 & \text { Male } & \text { Science } \\\hline 12 & \text { Fernale } & \text { Science } \\\hline 13 & \text { Fernale } & \text { Math } \\\hline 14 & \text { Male } & \text { Arts } \\\hline 15 & \text { Fernale } & \text { Arts }\\\hline \end{array}$
-Which of the following is a continuous random variable?

• A) the outcomes of rolling two dice
• B) the time to complete a specific task
• C) the number of new hires in a year
• D) the number of hits on a Web site link

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

The factor in a study or experiment that is anticipated to vary as a result of alterations in the independent variable.

Explained Variation

The portion of the total variation in a dataset that is accounted for by the model's predictions.

Random Error Term

Represents unexplained variability within a statistical model, capturing the random variance that is not accounted for by the explanatory variables.

Predictor Variables

Factors in statistical analyses that predict or account for variations in the dependent variable.