Question

Qualitative, Quantitative, Discrete, Continuous.

Required:

(a) List 5 qualitative variables and 5 quantitative variables seen around the home.

(b) List 5 discrete and 5 continuous variables found at home, at work, on TV or any other location.

In each case explain the reason(s) for your answers.

Answer 1

A) 1)Eye colour. 2) hair colour 3)profession 4)favorite food 5) favoutate music

So these categories contain not numerical meaning and can not be ordered numerically. So this examples are qualitative variable.

1)no of rooms 2) no of persons 3) weight of persons 4)height of persons 5) no of phones

So these categories contain numerical meaning and ordered numerically.So this examples are quantitative variable.

B) 1) no of classroom 2) no of employee 3) no of TV shows 4) gender 5) no of bikes in city 6) no of phone call in office

So these examples are discrete variable.

1)weight of student in college 2) income of persons 3)temperature of city 4) hegiht of persons 5) length of telephone calls.

So these examples are continuous variable.