HCM 213 Mind on Statistics Chapter 2

Tallies and cross-tabulations are used to summarize which of these variable types? A. Quantitative B. Mathematical C. Continuous D. Categorical KEY: D 2. The table below summarizes observed data on the gender and party membership of 1000 individuals: Party Membership Gender Democrat Republican Total Male Female Total Which one of the following statements about the relationship between gender and party is suggested by the data in the table? A. There is a relationship between gender and party membership. B. There is no relationship between gender and party membership. C. There is a relationship between gender and being a Democrat but not between gender and being a Republican. D. There is a relationship between gender and party membership for males but not for females. KEY: B 3. Which one of these variables is a categorical variable? A. Number of ear pierces a person has B. Height of a person C. Weight of a person D. Opinion about legalization of marijuana KEY: D 4. Which