The Humane Society sampled 75 families who adopted pets and collected data on the type of pet adopted. Options included: a) dog; b) cat; c) rabbit; d) horse. The Humane Society computes the standard deviation on the 'type of pet adopted.' Is this appropriate given the measurement scale of this variable?

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The 'type of pet adopted' is a categorical variable, and standard deviation is a measure of variability that applies to quantitative data, not categorical data.

The Humane Society Sampled 75 Families Who Adopted Pets and Collected