Quiz on Quantitative and Qualitative Variables

What are quantitative variables also known as?

• Categorical variables

• Dichotomous variables

• Numerical variables

• Ordinal variables

Which of the following is an example of a discrete variable?

• Number of students in a class

• Temperature

• Weight

• Height

Continuous variables can take which type of values?

• Only negative values

• Only whole numbers

• Fractional values

• Only positive values

What is a key characteristic of interval data?

• The differences between values are meaningful

• It is always whole numbers

• It has a true zero point

• It cannot be measured

Which of the following is an example of ratio data?

• IQ score

• Temperature in Celsius

• Height

• Year

Qualitative variables are also referred to as what?

• Numerical variables

• Ratio variables

• Categorical variables

• Interval variables

What type of variable consists of only two distinct categories?

• Dichotomous variable

• Ordinal variable

• Nominal variable

• Continuous variable

Which of the following is an example of a nominal variable?

• Survey rating

• Height

• Blood type

• Cancer stage

Ordinal variables are characterized by what?

• No specific order

• A true zero point

• A ranked order

• Only whole numbers

Which of the following is NOT a type of qualitative variable?

• Ordinal

• Nominal

• Dichotomous

• Continuous