FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -These categories cannot be ordered in a meaningful way. For example, preferred mode of transportation is a nominal variable, because the data is sorted into categories: car, bus, train, tram, bicycle, etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -Distance in miles is a quantitative variable because it takes on numerical values with meaningful magnitudes and equal intervals.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nominal variables A nominal variable is one that describes a name, label or category without natural order. Sex and type of dwelling are examples of nominal variables. In Table 4.2.1, the variable “mode of transportation for travel to work” is also nominal.

Detailed explanation-4: -Categorical or nominal For example, a binary variable (such as yes/no question) is a categorical variable having two categories (yes or no) and there is no intrinsic ordering to the categories. Hair color is also a categorical variable having a number of categories (blonde, brown, brunette, red, etc.)