Discussion Questions: 1. In your own words. explain the process of statistics. 2. Compare and contrast the following: o qualitative and quantitative variables 0 discrete and continuous variables 0 stratied and cluster sampling methods 3. A marketing executive for Coca-Cola. Inc. wants to identify television shows that people in the Boston area who typically drink Coke are watching, The executive has a list of all households in the Boston area. Design a sampling method to obtain the individuals in the sample. Be sure to support your choice. 4. A congresswoman wants to survey her constituency regarding public policy. She asks on of her staff members to obtain a sample of residents of the district. The frame she has available lists 9012 Democrats, 8302 Republicans, and 3012 Independents. Obtain a stratied random sample of 8 Democrats, 7 Republicans, and 3 Independents. Discuss the procedure used. 5. The Oakland Tribune ran a survey by asking readers to call in their response to this question: "Do you support the development of atomic weapons that could kill millions of innocent people?" It was reported that 20 readers responded and that 37% said "no." while 13% said "yes." Discuss the major aws in this survey