QuestionClassify these variables as categorical or quantitative: sick days, favorite color, pets, lucky day. Explain your reasoning.
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
Assumptions1. We are identifying the type of variables.. Variables can be either categorical or quantitative.3. Categorical variables are those that provide group or category information.4. Quantitative variables are those that provide numerical, measurable information.
STEP 2
We need to identify whether the variable "Number of sick days taken in year" is categorical or quantitative.
STEP 3
Since the "Number of sick days taken in year" can be counted and measured numerically, it is a quantitative variable.
STEP 4
Now, we need to identify whether the variable "Favorite color" is categorical or quantitative.
STEP 5
Since "Favorite color" cannot be measured numerically and it provides group or category information, it is a categorical variable.
STEP 6
Next, we need to identify whether the variable "Number of pets in family" is categorical or quantitative.
STEP 7
Since the "Number of pets in family" can be counted and measured numerically, it is a quantitative variable.
STEP 8
Finally, we need to identify whether the variable "ucky day of the week" is categorical or quantitative.
STEP 9
Since "ucky day of the week" cannot be measured numerically and it provides group or category information, it is a categorical variable.
STEP 10
To summarizea. "Number of sick days taken in year" is a quantitative variable because its values are numerical. b. "Favorite color" is a categorical variable because it provides group or category information. c. "Number of pets in family" is a quantitative variable because its values are numerical. d. "ucky day of the week" is a categorical variable because it provides group or category information.
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