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1. For the following variables, state what kind of measurement is being used? (Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio)
a. Geographic Region
b. Control
c. Payroll Expenditure
2. Create a frequency distribution for the 'beds' variable.
3. From that frequency distribution, make a histogram.
4. Using information from the first 8 hospitals in the dataset, make a pie chart for the 'payroll expenditure' variable.
5. Using information from the first 8 hospitals in the dataset, make a stem and leaf plot for the 'personnel' variable.
6. Looking at the graph from questions 4 and 5, can you spot a relationship between the two variables, 'payroll' and 'personnel'? Explain.
7. Consider the data you used in questions 4 and 5 as "paired data": each 'payroll' observation is accompanied by the 'personnel number' in an (x,y) pair. Generate a scatter plot of this paired information. Does this plot support your conclusions from question 6?
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