In: Statistics and Probability
Tablet PC Comparison provides a wide variety of information about tablet computers. The company’s website enables consumers to easily compare different tablets using factors such as cost, type of operating system, display size, battery life, and CPU manufacturer. A sample of 8 tablet computers is shown in the table below.
Tablet | Cost ($) | Operating System |
Display Size (inches) |
Battery Life (hours) |
CPU Manufacturer |
Acer Iconia W510 | 599 | Windows | 10.1 | 8.5 | Intel |
Amazon Kindle Fire HD | 299 | Android | 8.9 | 9 | TI OMAP |
Apple iPad 4 | 499 | IOS | 9.7 | 11 | Apple |
HP Envy X2 | 860 | Windows | 11.6 | 8 | Intel |
Motorola Droid XYboard | 530 | Android | 10.1 | 9 | TI OMAP |
Samsung Ativ Smart PC | 590 | Windows | 11.6 | 7 | Intel |
Samsung Galaxy Tab | 525 | Android | 10.1 | 10 | Nvidia |
Sony Tablet S | 360 | Android | 9.4 | 8 | Nvidia |
a. How many elements are in this data
set?
b. How many variables are in this data
set?
c. Which variables are categorical and which variables are quantitative?
Variable | Categorical/Quantitative |
Cost ($) | SelectCategoricalQuantitativeItem 3 |
Operating System | SelectCategoricalQuantitativeItem 4 |
Display Size (inches) | SelectCategoricalQuantitativeItem 5 |
Battery Life (hours) | SelectCategoricalQuantitativeItem 6 |
CPU Manufacturer | SelectCategoricalQuantitativeItem 7 |
d. What type of measurement scale is used for each of the variables?
Variable | Measurement Scale |
Cost ($) | SelectOrdinalRatioNominalItem 8 |
Operating System | SelectOrdinalRatioNominalItem 9 |
Display Size (inches) | SelectOrdinalRatioNominalItem 10 |
Battery Life (hours) | SelectOrdinalRatioNominalItem 11 |
CPU Manufacturer | SelectOrdinalRatioNominalItem 12 |
A)
there are total 8 elements . the count of the elements is determined by simply couting the total number of tablets in the data set