DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS
TYPES OF DATA
Question
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Nominal
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Ordinal
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Discrete
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Continous
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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.