For each of the following variables, identify the type of variable (categorical vs. numeric).
(I) Clothing size (e.g. women's size 6, men's size 30x32, etc)
(II) Fuel economy (miles per gallon) of a used car
1)(I) Categorical , and (II) Numeric
2) (I) Numeric , and (II) Numeric
3) There is no correct match.
4) (I) Numeric , and (II) Categorical
5) (I) Categorical , and (II) Categorical
Answer:
1)(I) Categorical and (II) Numeric
Explanation:
I) Clothing size: Since the clothing size can be categorized into a number of categories such that small, medium, larger, and so on, this is a categorical variable. For example, clothing size =28 corresponds to small, 30 corresponds to medium and so on.
II) Fuel economy (miles per gallon) of a used car: Since the fuel economy of a car can take any finite numerical value (within a range), this is a numeric variable. For example, fuel economy = 25 mpg, 39 mpg etc. or any other possible value.
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