Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Section 11.1 - Assess Your Understanding - Vocabulary and Skill Building - Page 540: 3

Answer

Dependent and quantitative

Work Step by Step

A sampling method is dependent when the individuals selected to be in one sample are used to determine the individuals in the second sample. They are often referred to as matched-pairs samples. Here the sampling method is dependent because once a wife is selected, her husband is automatically enrolled in the study. That is, the wife–husband team is matched-up. The response variable is annual salary, which is quantitative.
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