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Chapter 1: Q. 8 (page 8)

At the Census Bureau Web site, you can view detailed data collected by the American Community Survey. The table below includes data for 10 people chosen at random from the more than one million people in households contacted by the survey. 鈥淪chool鈥� gives the highest level of education completed.

This data set contains

(a) 7 variables, 2 of which are categorical.

(b) 7 variables, 1 of which is categorical.

(c) 6 variables, 2 of which are categorical.

(d) 6 variables, 1 of which is categorical.

(e) None of these.

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The answer is (c) 6 variables, 2 of which are categorical.

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Individuals in the American Community Survey data set for ten people picked at random by the survey released on the Census Bureau Web site have six variables, two of which are categorical.

Weight, age, commute to job, school, gender, and last year's income are the six variables. Two of the variables, namely school and gender, are categorical.

The right solution is (c) 6 variables, 2 of which are categorical.

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Explanation for incorrect option 

(a) This data set does not contain seven variables, 2 of which are categorical.

(b) This data set does not contain seven variables, 1 of which is categorical.

(d) This data set does not contains 6 variables, 1 of which is categorical.

(e) This data set contains None of these.

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