DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS
TYPES OF DATA
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nominal
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ordinal
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discrete
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continuous
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The price per gallon is quantitative, continuous and interval variable.
Detailed explanation-2: -Qualitative variables are those that express a qualitative attribute such as hair color, eye color, religion, favorite movie, gender, and so on. The values of a qualitative variable do not imply a numerical ordering.
Detailed explanation-3: -Height, weight, response time, subjective rating of pain, temperature, and score on an exam are all examples of quantitative variables.
Detailed explanation-4: -Variables, whose values are interval-scaled and metrical, are called quantitative data. Typical examples are body weight, income or IQ score. For these variables, we can perform various mathematical calculations, such as the calculation of an arithmetic mean.