FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS

TYPES OF DATA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Weight is
A
Nominal
B
Ordinal
C
Discrete
D
Continous
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -For all theoretical purposes, weight is a continuous variable.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of continuous variation include things like a person’s height and weight. Examples of discontinuous variation include a person’s blood group or the color of a species of bird.

Detailed explanation-3: -Most physical measures, such as height, weight, systolic blood pressure, distance etc., are interval or ratio scales, so they fall into the general “continuous “ category.

Detailed explanation-4: -A random variable whose set of possible values is uncountable is called continuous. Examples of continuous random variables are: the weight (or height) of an individual, the blood pressure (or temperature) of a patient, the weight gain of a woman during pregnancy, etc.

Detailed explanation-5: -Weights are quantitative continuous data because weights are measured.

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