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Which statistical tool is applicable in describing nominal variable?
Mean
Is age nominal or ordinal?
Ordinal. Though more likely interval or even ratio scale.
What type of variable is gender?
Nominal (categorical), and Dependent (it is measured and accounted for, but a researcher cannot manipulate gender).
What type of variable is age?
subject variable
Is age a independent variable?
the variable age has discriptive value but not necessarily explanatory value.
Is age a categorical variable?
Age is acontinuousvariable because it can bemeasured with numbers. A categorical variable deals with nominal variables example male or female, political view, etc
The scale of measurement for the variable eye color is?
Nominal
Is race a nominal variable?
yes
Is a nominal variable a discrete variable?
No. A discrete variable is one that takes discrete numerical values. But a discrete variable can be ordered while a nominal one cannot. Age, in years, is a discrete variable, and you can say that a 10-year old is younger than a 20-year old who is younger than a 40-year old. Favourite fruit would generate a nominal variable but you cannot say that a banana is more than an apple which, in turn, is more than an orange, etc. (Remember, you are talking only of the nominal values of the fruit - not their price or size or nutritional value or any such characteristic.)
Is the price of an item considered nominal variable?
No. It is a discrete quantitative variable.
Difference between nominal and real variable?
A nominal variable is a variable measured in current dollars (the value of the dollar for the specific period discussed), and a real variable is a variable measured in constant dollars (the value of the dollar for the base period). That is, a real variable adjusts for the effects of inflation.
Which statistical tool is applicable in describing nominal variable?
Mean
Is a variable discrete or continuous?
It depends how we have computed %age. By and large, percentage is a summary statistic. Its a categorical variable (may be nominal or ordinal). That way its a discrete. In case of assay or yield computations it becomes a continuous variable. Naresh K Chawla nkchawla@gmail.com
Is percent a discrete or continuous variable?
It depends how we have computed %age. By and large, percentage is a summary statistic. Its a categorical variable (may be nominal or ordinal). That way its a discrete. In case of assay or yield computations it becomes a continuous variable. Naresh K Chawla nkchawla@gmail.com
What Jersey numbers of soccer players is an example of a variable?
nominal
Is age nominal or ordinal?
Ordinal. Though more likely interval or even ratio scale.
Is age is a nominal or ordinal?
Ordinal
