DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS
TYPES OF DATA
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Question
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nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio
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qualitative and quantitative (continuous & discrete)
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descriptive and inferential
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parameter and statistic
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Detailed explanation-1: -Nominal: the data can only be categorized. Ordinal: the data can be categorized and ranked. Interval: the data can be categorized and ranked, and evenly spaced. Ratio: the data can be categorized, ranked, evenly spaced and has a natural zero.
Detailed explanation-2: -There are four main levels of measurement: nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio.
Detailed explanation-3: -A variable has one of four different levels of measurement: Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, or Ratio. (Interval and Ratio levels of measurement are sometimes called Continuous or Scale).
Detailed explanation-4: -Nominal: the data can only be categorized. Ordinal: the data can be categorized and ranked. Interval: the data can be categorized and ranked, and evenly spaced. Ratio: the data can be categorized, ranked, evenly spaced and has a natural zero.