Types of Variables

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Numeric variables

Quantitative variables

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Types of Numeric Variables

Continuous and Discrete Variables

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Continuous Variable

MEASURED CHARACTERISTICS:

Height, time, age, and temperature.

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Discrete Variable

COUNTED ITEMS:

Number of registered cars, number of children
in a family.

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Categorical Variables

Qualitative Variables

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Types of Categorical Variables

Nominal and Ordinal

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Nominal Variables

DEFINED CATEGORIES:

Sex, business type, eye color, religion and brand.

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Ordinal Variables

ORDERED CATEGORIES:

Academic grades (i.e. A, B, C),
clothing size (i.e. small, medium, large,
extra large) and attitudes (i.e. strongly

agree, agree, disagree, strongly disagree).

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A nominal scale

Classifies data into distinct categories in which no ranking is implied

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An ordinal scale

Classifies data into distinct categories in which ranking is implied.