Types of Variables in Statistics

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Explain the difference between qualitative and quantitative variables.

Qualitative variables are composed of categories that cannot be ordered with respect to magnitude, while quantitative variables refer to attributes that embody magnitude as an essential characteristic and can be measured in terms of 'how much'.

Provide an example of a qualitative variable.

An example of a qualitative variable is race, which is composed of categories and cannot be ordered with respect to magnitude.

What is the essential feature of qualitative variables?

The essential feature of qualitative variables is that they are composed of categories, which do not bear a quantitative relationship to each other and cannot be ordered with respect to magnitude.

What types of questions make sense with quantitative variables?

<p>Questions relating to 'how much' make sense with quantitative variables.</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to D’Amato (1970), what is the defining characteristic of quantitative variables?

<p>According to D’Amato (1970), the defining characteristic of quantitative variables is that they embody magnitude as an essential characteristic and can be measured in terms of 'how much'.</p> Signup and view all the answers