cmn 12y midterm exam questions and
answers
data - Answer-a collection of information on a group of units
outcome variable - Answer-the variable were interested in as an effect or result, also known
as dependent variable
things that are fixed characteristics are unlikely to be outcomes
predict...
data - Answer✔✔-a collection of information on a group of units
outcome variable - Answer✔✔-the variable were interested in as an effect or result, also known
as dependent variable
things that are fixed characteristics are unlikely to be outcomes
predictor variable - Answer✔✔-interested in as a cause also known as independent variable
categorical variable - Answer✔✔-levels vary in quality or kind, levels do not overlap (are
discrete) and are mutually exclusive, group labels or words, described in counts, percentages,
and frequencies
continuous variables - Answer✔✔-vary in quantity or amount, numbers along a scale or
continuum, could theoretically take on any value, described with averages and standard
deviations
qualitative data - Answer✔✔-written descriptions, rich details, hard to summarize
quantitative data - Answer✔✔-numbers or standardized categories, limited choices, easy to
summarize
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