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Fix typos in Chapter 3 (#515)
* Fix description of time variable classification I don't find the explanation of _why_ the colon makes the data categorical here very convincing, but I'm certain, at least, that this part is a typo. * Fix typos and capitalization in questions
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The numerical variables in the dataset are `year` (discrete), and `time_min` (continuous).
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The categorical variables are `city`, `country_of_games`, `division`, `type`, `name`, and `country_of_athlete`.
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The `time` variable is trickier to classify -- we can think of it as numerical, but it is classified as categorical.
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The categorical classification is due to the colon `:` which separates the hours from the seconds.
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The categorical classification is due to the colon `:` which separates the minutes from the seconds.
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Sometimes the data dictionary (presented in @tbl-paralympic-var-def) isn't sufficient for a complete analysis, and we need to go back to the data source and try to understand the data better before we can proceed with the analysis meaningfully.
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Before you move on, we encourage you to think about whether the following questions can be answered with this dataset, and if yes, how you might go about answering them?
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It's okay if your answer is "I'm not sure", we simply want to get your exploratory juices flowing to prime you for what's to come!
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1. Has there every been a year when a visually impaired paralympic gold medal athlete beat the Olympic gold medal athlete?
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2. When comparing the paralympic and Olympic 1500m gold medal athletes, does Simpson's paradox hold in the Women's division?
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1. Has there ever been a year when a visually impaired Paralympic gold medal athlete beat the Olympic gold medal athlete?
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2. When comparing the Paralympic and Olympic 1500m gold medal athletes, does Simpson's paradox hold in the Women's division?
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3. Is there a biological boundary which establishes a time under which no human could run 1500m?
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