FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS

TYPES OF DATA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Classify the data:Temperature
A
Qualitative
B
Quantitative
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: Since temperatures are expressed in numbers, they are quantitative variables. Technically, temperatures can take any value above absolute zero, so this means that temperature is a continuous variable.

Detailed explanation-2: -Quantitative data deals with numbers and things you can measure objectively: dimensions such as height, width, and length. Temperature and humidity.

Detailed explanation-3: -Quantitative Information-Involves a measurable quantity-numbers are used. Some examples are length, mass, temperature, and time.

Detailed explanation-4: -An interval scale is one where there is order and the difference between two values is meaningful. Examples of interval variables include: temperature (Farenheit), temperature (Celcius), pH, SAT score (200-800), credit score (300-850).

Detailed explanation-5: -A continuous variable is a quantitative variable with an infinite number of values. Take temperature for example. Temperature can take on an infinite number of values, such as 80 degrees, or 80.01 degrees, or 80.0050592359 degrees.

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