Question

given the following question: what is the relationship between spending time with a family pet and the amount of stress someone feels? 10. state the independent variable and the type of data (qualitative or quantitative) it is. 11. state the dependent variable and the type of data (qualitative or quantitative) is. given the following question and answer the questions below: what is the most popular sport in the u.s. vs in the world? 12. is this a statistical or factual question? 13. would the data collected from the question be numerical, categorical, or both? 14. is the data univariate or bivariate?

Explanation:

1. The independent variable is the time spent with a family pet. It is quantitative data as it can be measured in units like hours.
2. The dependent variable is the amount of stress someone feels. It could be qualitative (e.g., described as high - medium - low) or quantitative (if measured on a numerical scale).
3. This is a statistical question as it requires collecting and analyzing data to determine popularity.
4. The data would be categorical as sports are categories (e.g., football, basketball).
5. The data is bivariate as it compares popularity in two different contexts (U.S. and the world).

Answer:

1. Independent variable: Time spent with family pet; Data type: Quantitative
2. Dependent variable: Amount of stress; Data type: Could be qualitative or quantitative
3. Statistical question
4. Categorical
5. Bivariate