Question

The US Census Bureau provides a questionnaire that asks the respondent about the number of people who live in the household, the state in which the respondent resides, and the household income. The US Census Bureau also records whether the respondent answered the census by phone, mail, or the internet. Which of the following statements is true concerning the variables recorded by the US Census Bureau in this scenario?

Four variables are measured, one of which is categorical.
Three variables are measured, one of which is categorical.
Four variables are measured, three of which are categorical.
Four variables are measured, two of which are categorical.
Three variables are measured, two of which are categorical.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct option is;

Four variables are measured, two of which are categorical

Step-by-step explanation:

Categorical variables are variables with a limited number of possible values or variables that consist of two or more possible categories such that each member of the population can be assigned to a particular category in which the categories do not posses an order or preference

Quantitative variables represent numerical values of a measurement of a given quantity. Quantitative variables indicates indicates the values of a required information.

With regards to the variables recorded by the US Census Bureau in the given scenario, we have;

The categorical variables are;

1) The state in which the respondent reside

2) Weather the respondent answered the census by phone, mail, or the internet

The quantitative variables are;

1) The number of people who live in the household

2) The household income