Types of Variables in Research
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Which of the following is an example of a qualitative variable?

  • Weight
  • Number of children in a family
  • Marital status (correct)
  • Height

    • What type of variable is age?

  • Discrete
  • Continuous (correct)
  • Quantitative
  • Qualitative

    • Which of the following is a discrete variable?

  • Blood type
  • Height
  • Number of missing teeth (correct)
  • Weight

    • What type of variable is serum cholesterol?

    <p>Continuous</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following are examples of quantitative variables?

    <p>Age and number of children in a family</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of measuring variables, which of the following is an example of a qualitative variable?

    <p>Whether a child has hearing loss</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes an interval-level measurement characteristic?

    <p>It has meaningful intervals but ratios of data are not meaningful.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of variable is 'whether or not the child has already had chicken pox' in the context provided?

    <p>Qualitative</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following examples illustrates a continuous quantitative variable?

    <p>Amount of fat in g/L in fresh milk containers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Regarding measurement scales, what distinguishes the interval level from the ordinal level?

    <p>Interval levels have meaningful differences but no absolute zero.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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