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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.)
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Example of nominal variable and real variable?
A nominal variable is one where observations are classified to categories eg small, medium and large for t-shirts. A real variable is one that takes numerical values, such as shirt size 12, 14, 16 etc. A real value may be a continuous (as opposed to discrete) variable but the very act of recording the observation usually results in the continuous variable being replaced by a discrete one.
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
Is the gender of college students a discrete random variable a continuous random variable or not a random variable?
It is a discrete random variable.
Is occupation discrete or continuous?
is occupation decrte or coninus
Is date a discrete or continuous variable?
Date is a discrete variable whereas date/time would be continuous.
