FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS

TYPES OF DATA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The number of cars in each household is an example of what type of data?
A
Categorical Nominal
B
Categorical Ordinal
C
Numerical Discrete
D
Numerical Continuous
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A discrete variable is a variable that can only take on a finite or countable number of values. Examples of discrete variables include the number of students in a class, the number of heads in a coin flip, or the number of cars on a street.

Detailed explanation-2: -The number of cars in a parking lot is a numerical data which is countable. Thus, the number of cars in a parking lot are quantitative discrete data.

Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of discrete data The number of customers who bought different items. The number of computers in each department. The number of items you buy at the grocery store each week.

Detailed explanation-4: -Variables such as number of children in a household are called discrete variables since the possible scores are discrete points on the scale. For example, a household could have three children or six children, but not 4.53 children.

Detailed explanation-5: -Therefore, number of cars in a street is not a continuous variable.

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