1. Use the nutrition information from a sample of breakfast cereals to answer the questions that...

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1. Use the nutrition information from a sample of breakfast cereals to answer the questions that follow. Name Brand* Serving Calories Fat Sodium Carbs Fiber Sugars Protein Brand* Comments\Key 1 Boo Berry G 1 118 0.8 211 27 0.1 14 1 G = General Mills 2 Cap'n Crunch Q 0.75 144 2.1 269 31 1.1 16 1.3 K = Kellogg Q = Quaker Oats 3 Cinnamon t Crunch G 0.75 169 4.4 408 32 1.7 13.3 2.7 4 Cocoa Blasts Q 1 130 1.2 135 29 0.8 16 1 Serving size (in cups) 5 Cocoa Puffs G 1 117 1 171 26 0.8 14 1 Calories (per cup) 6 Crispix K 1 113 0.3 229 26 0.1 3 2 Fat (grams per cup) 7 Crunchy Bran Q 0.75 120 1.3 309 31 6.4 8 1.3 3 8 Froot Loops K 1 118 0.9 150 26 0.8 12 2 9 Golden Grahams G 0.75 149 1.3 359 33 1.3 14.7 2.7 Sodium (mg per cup) Carbohydrates (grams per cup) 10 Honey Nut Heaven Q 1 192 3.7 216 38 3.5 13 4 Dietary Fiber (grams per 11 King Vitamin Q 1.5 80 0.7 173 17 0.9 4 1.3 cup) 12 Kix G 1.3 87 0.5 205 20 0.8 2.3 1.5 Sugars (grams per cup) 13 Lucky Charms G 1 114 1.1 203 25 1.5 13 2 Protein (grams per cup) (a) [2 pts] Identify the cases in the above data set. Be thorough/complete in your description. (Include the number of cases) (b) [2 pts] Identify the categorical variable(s). Or, if there are no categorical variables, state that. (c) [2 pts] Suppose we are interested in determining if the sugar content in a cereal can be reasonably determined from knowing what brand of cereal it is. What is the explanatory variable in this scenario? 1. Use the nutrition information from a sample of breakfast cereals to answer the questions that follow. Name Brand* Serving Calories Fat Sodium Carbs Fiber Sugars Protein Brand* Comments\Key 1 Boo Berry G 1 118 0.8 211 27 0.1 14 1 G = General Mills 2 Cap'n Crunch Q 0.75 144 2.1 269 31 1.1 16 1.3 K = Kellogg Q = Quaker Oats 3 Cinnamon t Crunch G 0.75 169 4.4 408 32 1.7 13.3 2.7 4 Cocoa Blasts Q 1 130 1.2 135 29 0.8 16 1 Serving size (in cups) 5 Cocoa Puffs G 1 117 1 171 26 0.8 14 1 Calories (per cup) 6 Crispix K 1 113 0.3 229 26 0.1 3 2 Fat (grams per cup) 7 Crunchy Bran Q 0.75 120 1.3 309 31 6.4 8 1.3 3 8 Froot Loops K 1 118 0.9 150 26 0.8 12 2 9 Golden Grahams G 0.75 149 1.3 359 33 1.3 14.7 2.7 Sodium (mg per cup) Carbohydrates (grams per cup) 10 Honey Nut Heaven Q 1 192 3.7 216 38 3.5 13 4 Dietary Fiber (grams per 11 King Vitamin Q 1.5 80 0.7 173 17 0.9 4 1.3 cup) 12 Kix G 1.3 87 0.5 205 20 0.8 2.3 1.5 Sugars (grams per cup) 13 Lucky Charms G 1 114 1.1 203 25 1.5 13 2 Protein (grams per cup) (a) [2 pts] Identify the cases in the above data set. Be thorough/complete in your description. (Include the number of cases) (b) [2 pts] Identify the categorical variable(s). Or, if there are no categorical variables, state that. (c) [2 pts] Suppose we are interested in determining if the sugar content in a cereal can be reasonably determined from knowing what brand of cereal it is. What is the explanatory variable in this scenario?