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.
2. To assess the opinion of students at the Ambo University about Cafeteria Safety, the Ethiopian
television reporter interviews 20 students he meets walking on the campus late at night that are
willing to give their opinion. I. What is the sample here? II. What is the population?
3. State the level of measurement and classify as quantitative and qualitative for each of the
following
a. Individuals may be classified according to socio-economic as low, medium & high.
b. Dates of the week Monday, Tuesday, Friday
c. Patients may be characterized as unimproved, improved & much improved
d. The height of the men in Ambo University
e. Your score on an individual intelligence test as a measure of your intelligence�

Answer 1

Let's break down your requests step by step:

1. Identify Variables

1. Height: Quantitative (Continuous)
2. Area: Quantitative (Continuous)
3. Color: Qualitative
4. Income: Quantitative (Continuous)
5. Location: Qualitative
6. Beauty: Qualitative
7. Temperature: Quantitative (Continuous)
8. Sex: Qualitative
9. Political Affiliation: Qualitative
10. Number of Students Attending a Conference: Quantitative (Discrete)

2. Sample and Population for Cafeteria Safety Opinion Assessment

I. Sample: The 20 students the Ethiopian television reporter interviews who are willing to give their opinion at Ambo University.

II. Population: All students at Ambo University.

3. Level of Measurement and Classification

a. Individuals classified by socio-economic status (low, medium & high):

• Level of Measurement: Ordinal (because the categories have a meaningful order)
• Classification: Qualitative

b. Dates of the week (Monday, Tuesday, Friday):

• Level of Measurement: Nominal (the days are just names, no intrinsic order)
• Classification: Qualitative

c. Patients characterized as unimproved, improved & much improved:

• Level of Measurement: Ordinal (because the categories have a meaningful order)
• Classification: Qualitative

d. Height of the men in Ambo University:

• Level of Measurement: Ratio (height has a true zero and meaningful comparisons can be made)
• Classification: Quantitative (Continuous)

e. Score on an individual intelligence test:

• Level of Measurement: Ratio (scores have a meaningful zero and allow for meaningful comparisons)
• Classification: Quantitative (Continuous)

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