Last week, the manager of the Htel des Msanges in Chicoutimi collected the following data on the spending in dollars of 20 tourists during their stay.

Here is the data he collected:

Spending per stay (rounded to the nearest dollar)

392 450 352 358 460

397 446 472 482 380

454 440 468 476 418

400 409 401 398396

Issue 1

Is it a qualitative or quantitative variable? Explain your answer.

Issue 2

If the data had been presented as follows:

Less than $350

From $350.01 to $360

From $360.01 to $370

From $370.01 to $380

$380 and up.

Would your previous answer (question 1) have been the same? Explain your answer.

Issue 3

Is it a discrete or continuous variable? Explain your answer.

Issue 4

What type of measurement scale does this variable correspond to? Explain your answer.

Issue 5

Determine the amplitude of each class.