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What kind of data is "the colors of the houses around the park" in the scenario? A study was done to determine the age, the number of times per week, and the duration (amount of time) of residents using a local park in San Antonio, Texas. The first house in the neighborhood around the park was selected randomly, and then the resident of every eighth house in the neighborhood around the park was interviewed.

A. Quantitative Discrete
B. Quantitative Continuous
C. Qualitative

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Final answer:

The colors of the houses around the park in the scenario are qualitative (categorical) data.

Step-by-step explanation:

The colors of the houses around the park in the scenario are qualitative (categorical) data.

Qualitative data are the result of categorizing or describing attributes of a population. In this case, the colors of the houses describe a characteristic of the houses in the neighborhood around the park.

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