FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS

TYPES OF DATA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Qualitative or Quantitative?Distance from School
A
Qualitative/Categorical
B
Quantitative
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Distance in miles to nearest school Is the variable qualitative or quantitative? A. The variable is qualitative because it is an attribute characteristic.

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: -Quantitative data is numerical. It’s used to define information that can be counted. Some examples of quantitative data include distance, speed, height, length and weight.

Detailed explanation-4: -Quantitative data is numbers-based, countable, or measurable. Qualitative data is interpretation-based, descriptive, and relating to language. Quantitative data tells us how many, how much, or how often in calculations. Qualitative data can help us to understand why, how, or what happened behind certain behaviors.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: Commuting time is a quantitative variable. Quantitative variables are variables that can be measured numerically. Since commuting time can be expressed numerically therefore it is a quantitative variable.

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