The School Newspaper Surveyed 100 Commuter Students and Asked Two

question 179

Multiple Choice

The school newspaper surveyed 100 commuter students and asked two questions. First, students were asked how many courses they were currently enrolled in. Second, the commuter students were asked to estimate how long it took them to drive to campus. Considering these two variables, number of courses would best be considered a _________ variable and drive time would be Considered a _________ variable.

• A) continuous; discrete
• B) continuous; continuous
• C) discrete; discrete
• D) discrete; continuous

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