Todd Is Also Studying the Effect of Popularity on Academic

question 7

Multiple Choice

Todd is also studying the effect of popularity on academic success for his research methods project.He decides to measure popularity by asking each elementary school student to tell him how many friends he or she has.He assumes that more friends means the student is more popular.Which of the following best describes this variable?

• A)A ratio scale of measurement
• B)A qualitative variable
• C)An other-report measure
• D)A categorical variable

Distinguish between discrete and continuous random variables.

Apply probability concepts to determine the probability distributions for discrete random variables.

Understand the concept and characteristics of random variables.

Identify the differences between continuous and discrete random variables.

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