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A researcher isinterested in examining voting behavior of individuals in a small town. Hecontacted those eligible to vote to set up interviews with them to ask a seriesof questions. Of the people living in the town 7000 are eligible to vote. Theinterviewer contacted 5000 individuals; 70% of those contacted agreed tointerview with the researcher.
a. What is the population of interest to the researcher (how many individuals)?
b. What is the sample of interest to the researcher (how many individuals)?
After collectingthe data, the researcher compared the responses of males and females on thefollowing information: employment status (employed vs. unemployed), salary, ageand number of times voted in the past 8 years (all individuals were eligible tovote for at least 8 years).
a. What are the independent and dependent variables?
b. Identify continuous and discrete variables?
c. Identify the measurement and categorical data?