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Question 12 • VA Statistics

A golf course has 18 holes. A guidebook provided to golfers includes useful information about each hole. The individuals in this data set are shown. Hole Number Yards Bunkers Difficulty Level 1 312 2 moderate 2 530 5 moderate 3 147 1 easy 4 350 0 moderate 5 410 2 hard 6 185 1 moderate Which of the variables in the data set is a categorical variable?

Answer
A
bunker
B
difficulty level
C
yards
D
hole number

Explanation

A categorical variable describes a group or label rather than a numerical amount. Difficulty level uses categories such as easy, moderate, and hard, so it is categorical. Yards, bunker count, and hole number are recorded as numbers.

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