PM 510 Homework 1 Economics
Problems not marked with [SPSS] should be done by hand, as problems similar to those could be on the Midterm and/or Final.
Problems marked with [SPSS] are intended to be done with SPSS. For these problems, please attach the output file.
How do ordinal data differ from nominal data?
State whether each of the following observations is an example of discrete numeric or continuous data.
The number of suicides in the United States in a specified year.
The concentration of lead in a sample of water
The length of time that a cancer patient survives after diagnosis
The number of previous miscarriages an expectant mother has had
Use Table 1 from the W01 – Dexamethasone article to answer the following questions.
Choose 4 variables from Table 1 and define the type of variable (
