16 Chapter 1 Basic Ideas 26. The names of the counties in a state 27. The shirt sizes of Small, Medium, Large, and X-Large 28. I got an A in statistics, a B in biology, and C’s in history and English. 29. This semester, I am taking statistics, biology, history, and English. 30. I ordered a pizza with pepperoni, mushrooms, olives, and onions. 31. In the track meet, I competed in the high jump and the pole vault. 32. I finished first in the high jump and third in the pole vault. In Exercises 33–38, determine whether the data described are discrete or continuous. 33. The amount of caffeine in a cup of Starbucks coffee 34. The distance from a student’s home to his school 35. The number of steps in a stairway 36. The number of students enrolled at a college 37. The amount of charge left in the battery of a cell phone 38. The number of patients who reported that a new drug had relieved their pain Working with the Concepts 39. Ringtones: Following are the ten top-selling ringtones for the year 2009: 1. Kings of Leon— Sex on Fire 2. Lady Gaga—Poker Face 3. Black Eyed Peas — I Gotta Feeling 4. Cheryl Cole — Fight for This Love 5. Alexandra Burke Featuring Flo Rida — Bad Boys 6. Black Eyed Peas — Meet Me Halfway 7. Black Eyed Peas — Boom Boom Pow 8. Flo Rida— Right Round 9. Lady Gaga Featuring Colby Odonis—Just Dance 10. The Killers— Human Source: www.ringtones-direct.com Are these data nominal or ordinal? 40. More ringtones: In the year 2009, six different artists had ringtones among the top ten. Following are the number of ringtones in the top ten for each artist. Black Eyed Peas 3 Lady Gaga 2 Flo Rida 2 Kings of Leon 1 Cheryl Cole 1 Are these data discrete or continuous? 41. How’s the economy? A poll conducted by the American Research Group in December 2008 asked individuals their views on how the economy will be a year from now. Respondents were given four choices: Better than today, Same as today, Worse than today, and Undecided. Are these choices nominal or ordinal? 42. Global warming: A Pew poll conducted in October 2010 asked people how serious a problem global warming is. Of those who responded, 32% thought it was very serious, 31% thought it was somewhat serious, 16% thought it was not too serious, 18% thought it was not a problem, and 3% didn’t know. Are these percentages qualitative or quantitative? 43. Read any good books lately? According to Time magazine, some of the best fiction books in 2008 were: Lush Life by Richard Price 2666 by Roberto Bola˜no Anathem by Neal Stephenson Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld Are these data nominal or ordinal?
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