Answer:
Option A) Discrete and quantitative
Step-by-step explanation:
We are given the following situation in the question:
In a study of the effect of handedness on athletic ability.
Variable 1: Handedness - right-handed, left-handed, and ambidextrous
Variable 2: Athletic ability measured on a 12-point scale.
Dependent Variable:
- The dependent variable is the response variable and its value depends on the independent variable.
- A change in independent variable leads to a change in the dependent variable.
For the given case the athlete ability is the dependent variable that depends on the independent variable of handedness.
Athletic ability is measured on a 12 point scale. thus, it can take numerical values from 0 to 12.
Thus, it is a quantitative variable.
Since theses values are always expressed in whole numbers and not in decimals so they cannot take all the values within an interval.
Thus, it is a discrete variable.
Option A) Discrete and quantitative
