Imagine you are talking with a novice statistics student. How would you describe the method of determining if a variable is continuous versus discrete?

Please complete the following question. Make sure you are responding to all parts of the question.    The number of awards earned by students at one high school is recorded. Predictors of the number of awards earned include the type of program in which the student was enrolled (e.g., vocational, general or academic) and the score on their final exam in math. Variables Participant number (ID) Number of awards Program type (vocational - 1; general - 2; academic - 3 Math Score   id    num_awards    prog    math 45    1    3    41 108    1    1    41 15    1    3    44 67    1    3    42 153    1    3    40 51    1    1    42 164    1    3    46 133    1    3    40 2    1    3    33 53    1    3    46 1    1    3    40 128    0    2    38 16    1    3    44 106    1    3    37 89    1    3    40 134    1    1    39 19    1    1    43 145    0    3    38 11    1    2    45 117    0    3    39 109    1    1    42 12    1    3    45 37    1    3    40 69    0    3    40 43    1    2    43…

Hi i’m in grade 12 Data Management and i need help with this practice question

You wonder whether talking to plants keeps them from dying. You conduct a study in which you talk to one group of five plants and do not talk to a second group of five plants. After two weeks, you record whether each plant has lived or died. This assessment of plant health is a(n) _____ dependent variable, which means that the data can be analyzed using a(n) _____ test. a. nominal; parametric b. interval; parametric c. interval; nonparametric d. nominal; nonparametric