A researcher studying the attitudes of parents of preschool children interviews a random sample of 50 mothers, each having one preschool child.

A researcher studying the attitudes of parents of preschool children interviews a random sample of 50 mothers, each having one preschool child. He asks each mother, “How many times did you compliment your child yesterday?” He records the answer as C.The quantity C=4 refers to the fact that four of these data values were affirmative. Given this, then how would C=4 be classified?