Classify the Following Random Variable: Telephone Area Codes

question 97

Multiple Choice

Classify the following random variable: telephone area codes

• A) qualitative data
• B) experimental data
• C) quantitative continuous data
• D) quantitative discrete data

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Definitions:

Shield Volcano

A broad, domed volcano with gently sloping sides, built by the eruption of fluid, basaltic lava.

Scoria Cone

A small, steep-sided volcanic cone made of glassy lava fragments that have been ejected from a volcanic vent and solidified in the air.

Caldera

A sizable volcanic cavity, usually created by a significant eruption that causes the volcano's mouth to collapse.

Vesicular Basalt

A type of basalt that is porous due to gas bubbles (vesicles) trapped within the lava as it cools on the Earth's surface.