Categorical vs Quantitative Variables

Does the visualization represent a categorical​ variable or a quantitative​ variable? What are the data​ points?

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  Quantitative​ variable; each data point is a film that was nominated for a prize.

• Categorical​ variable; each data point is a category of film.

• Quantitative​ variable; each data point is the number of films in a category.

• Categorical​ variable; each data point is a film that was nominated for a prize.

Does the visualization represent a categorical​ variable or a quantitative​ variable? What are the data​ points?

• Quantitative​ variable; each data point is a type of fuel for a power plant.

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  Categorical​ variable; each data point represents a power plant by the amount of capacity it has.

• Quantitative​ variable; each data point represents a power plant by the amount of capacity it has.

• Categorical​ variable; each data point is a type of fuel for a power plant.

Does the visualization represent a categorical​ variable or a quantitative​ variable? What are the data​ points?

• Categorical​ variable; each data point is a unit of energy generated.
  

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  Quantitative​ variable; each data point is the amount of energy generated​ (in terawatt​ hours).

• Categorical​ variable; each data point is the amount of energy generated​ (in terawatt​ hours).

• Quantitative​ variable; each data point is a unit of energy generated.

Identify if the data should be measured by a categorical variable or a quantitative variable:

A fitness trainer wants to determine a target race time for her trainee to set as a goal.

• categorical

• quantitative

Is the total useful when analyzing a categorical​ variable, a quantitative​ variable, or​ both? Explain.

• Quantitative; only quantitative data can have a​ total, which is the total sum.

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  ​Both; quantitative data can be analyzed as the total sum of all of the​ data, and categorical data can be analyzed by the total number of data points.

• Quantitative; the total measures values and categorical data does not have values.

• Categorical; only categorical data will have a total number of data points.

Hair Color

• Categorical

• Quantitative

Zip Code

• Categorical

• Quantitative

Jersey Number

• Categorical

• Quantitative

Number of Passengers

• Categorical

• Quantitative

Type of Aircraft

• Categorical

• Quantitative