Question

1. determine whether the following variable is quantitative or categorical: number of siblings. o quantitative o categorical

Explanation:

To determine if "Number of siblings" is quantitative or categorical, we recall the definitions:

• Quantitative variables are numerical and represent quantities (e.g., counts, measurements) that can be averaged, summed, etc.
• Categorical variables represent groups or categories (e.g., gender, eye color) and are not numerical in a way that supports arithmetic operations (beyond counting frequencies).

The "number of siblings" is a numerical value (e.g., 0, 1, 2, ...) that represents a count. It can be added, averaged, or analyzed with numerical methods. Thus, it is a quantitative variable.

Answer:

A. Quantitative