STA1507
ASSIGNMENT 2 2025
DUE: 21 JULY 2025 (M
, STA1507
Assignment 2
Accepted until: 21 July 2025
Instructions: Answer all the questions. You must submit the answers in a typed file,
converted to a PDF document.
QUESTION 1
For each of the following research questions, list the variables one would need to
collect information on to answer the question. Also give the measurement level for the
data for each of the variables.
a) Are people with high Body Mass Index (BMI) more likely to have high blood
pressure?
Variables
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Type of variable- Independent variable
Measurement level- Ratio (BMI is a numerical value with a true zero point)
Blood Pressure
Type of variable- Dependent variable
ASSIGNMENT 2 2025
DUE: 21 JULY 2025 (M
, STA1507
Assignment 2
Accepted until: 21 July 2025
Instructions: Answer all the questions. You must submit the answers in a typed file,
converted to a PDF document.
QUESTION 1
For each of the following research questions, list the variables one would need to
collect information on to answer the question. Also give the measurement level for the
data for each of the variables.
a) Are people with high Body Mass Index (BMI) more likely to have high blood
pressure?
Variables
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Type of variable- Independent variable
Measurement level- Ratio (BMI is a numerical value with a true zero point)
Blood Pressure
Type of variable- Dependent variable
