A cell phone service provider has 14,000 customers. Recently, the sales department selected a random sample of 400 customer accounts and recorded the number of minutes of long distance time used during the previous billing period. The data for this variable is considered to be nominal since the values are based on sample data.

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The data for the number of minutes of long distance time used is considered to be ratio data, not nominal, because it represents quantifiable amounts that can be ordered and have a true zero point.

A Cell Phone Service Provider Has 14,000 Customers