Identify the following variables as qualitative, quantitative, discrete and continuous

Question

Height, area, color, income, location, beauty, temperature, sex, political affiliation, number of
students attending a conference.
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Answer 1

Here’s the classification of the variables you provided:

1. Height: Continuous (can take any value within a range)
2. Area: Continuous (can take any value within a range)
3. Color: Qualitative (categorical attribute, not numerical)
4. Income: Continuous (can vary and take any value within a range)
5. Location: Qualitative (categorical attribute, not numerical)
6. Beauty: Qualitative (subjective attribute, often rated on a scale but still qualitative)
7. Temperature: Continuous (measured on a continuous scale)
8. Sex: Qualitative (categorical attribute, typically binary or grouped)
9. Political Affiliation: Qualitative (categorical attribute)
10. Number of students attending a conference: Discrete (countable; can only take whole numbers)

In summary:

• Qualitative Variables: Color, Location, Beauty, Sex, Political Affiliation
• Quantitative Variables: Height, Area, Income, Temperature, Number of students attending a conference
  • Discrete: Number of students attending a conference
  • Continuous: Height, Area, Income, Temperature