A Research Company Frequently Monitors Trends in the Use of Social

question 23

Essay

A research company frequently monitors trends in the use of social media by American Adults. The results of one survey of 1846 randomly selected adults looked at social media use versus age group. The table summarizes the survey results.
$\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\text { Age Group }$
$\text { Uses Social Media }\begin{array}{|l|c|c|c|c|r|}\hline & 18-29 & 30-49 & 50-64 & 65+ & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { Yes } & 328 & 417 & 288 & 114 & \mathbf{1 1 4 7} \\\hline \text { No } & 67 & 125 & 265 & 242 & \mathbf{6 9 9} \\\hline \text { Total } & \mathbf{3 9 5} & \mathbf{5 4 2} & \mathbf{5 5 3} & \mathbf{3 5 6} & \mathbf{1 8 4 6} \\\hline\end{array}$

-Identify the variables and tell whether each is categorical or quantitative.

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