(1) Give two original examples of (a) discrete data and (b) continuous data. Hint: Consider data describing your own life (e.g., your sports performance or financial or academic data). You need not list all the data; merely describe them and show a few typical data values. (2) Devise a practical sampling method to collect data to estimate each of the following parameters. (a) Percentage of an HMOs patients who make more than five office visits per year. (b) Noise level (measured in decibels) in neighborhoods 100 meters from a certain freeway. (c) Percentage of bank mortgages issued to first-time borrowers last year.
