The aim of the background survey released in Spring 2020 was to collect information regarding various characteristics of the students taking Stat 226 during the spring semester of 2020. Although the survey was intended for all students enrolled in the 9 Spring 2020 sections, the data presented in the JMP file titled BackgroundSurveyData S20.jmp represent the answers submitted by noon on Thursday, January 16-th (note that the survey answers are due on January 19-th). In this problem, you will be asked to analyze parts of these data, and thus summarize information about the students taking Stat 226 during the Spring 2020 semester. Open the data in JMP.
A) How many individuals are in this sample?
B) How many variables were collected in this data set?
C) What is the population of interest?
D) Free response submission. What was the sample selected? Can this sample be consid- ered representative of the entire population of interest? Explain.
E) Select all quantitative (numerical) variables in this data set
i. Enrollment Status
ii. First Generation Indicator
iii. New to Ames
iv. Classificationn
v. Ames Favorite Restaurant
vi. Favorite Food Type
vii. # Caffeinated Drinks
viii. Height (inches)
ix. Length of Relationship
x. Technology effects
xi. Age for Electronics
xii. Enthusiasm for this course
xiii. Farthest place
xiv. Fall voting
xv. Best movie
xvi. Shoe size