A qualitative variable is a variable that has categorized values and the difference cannot be measured.
A quantitative variable is a variable that consist of ordinary values and the difference can be measured.
Depending on the type of class rank it can be both qualitative as quantitative.
Sales rank is a quantitative variable. The underlying value is sales, obviously a quantitative value. The median, minimum, maximum and percentile values are all quantitative statistics based on the ranking of data.
Rank is typically considered a qualitative ordinal variable, as it represents a position or order among items based on certain criteria. While ranks are discrete in the sense that they take on specific, separate values (e.g., 1st, 2nd, 3rd), they do not convey the magnitude of differences between those ranks. Thus, while rank is discrete, it is primarily qualitative due to its nature of indicating relative position rather than exact quantities.
Fran's rank score is for 1 test. Kelly's rank is the CLASS rank. That means that Kelly is # 60 in a class of 500. Or, if you simplify, she is #12 in a class of 100. Fran's percentile rank on the exam was 85%, or 85 out of 100. Therefore, there are 15 percentile points that other people got higher than Fran's score. But there are only 11 people ahead of Kelly. Therefore, Kelly is ranked higher.
Actually, it can be and is frequently treated as either. If the data is collected as a numerical value (for example, $35,500), then it is continuous. However, it is often simpler and more useful, especially in surveys, to collect the data as a set of ranges (20,000 - 29,999; 30,000 - 39,999; etc.). In this case, it would be an ordinal variable. Ordinal variables are discreet categories that still have a rank order.
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Qualitative. ranking simply orders them according to another variable which may be the quantitative one and has a measurable scale (e.g. GPA score or Sales figures) That is, we have a scale to compare a gpa score of 3.0 with 2.0
Sales rank is a quantitative variable. The underlying value is sales, obviously a quantitative value. The median, minimum, maximum and percentile values are all quantitative statistics based on the ranking of data.
Student rank in class is considered a qualitative measure, as it represents a student's position relative to their peers rather than a numerical value with consistent intervals. While ranks are often represented by numbers (e.g., 1st, 2nd, 3rd), they categorize students into groups based on performance without implying equal differences between ranks. Therefore, student rank is more about ordinal classification than quantitative measurement.
False. Data at the ordinal level can be either quantitative or qualitative. In ordinal data, the categories have a meaningful order or rank, but the difference between the categories is not necessarily equal.
Military rank is primarily a qualitative value, as it signifies a person's position, authority, and responsibilities within a military organization. While ranks can be assigned numerical values for organizational purposes, such as pay grades, the essence of rank reflects leadership capability, experience, and the trust placed in an individual by their superiors. Thus, it conveys more about qualitative aspects of leadership and command than mere numerical standing.
Rank is typically considered a qualitative ordinal variable, as it represents a position or order among items based on certain criteria. While ranks are discrete in the sense that they take on specific, separate values (e.g., 1st, 2nd, 3rd), they do not convey the magnitude of differences between those ranks. Thus, while rank is discrete, it is primarily qualitative due to its nature of indicating relative position rather than exact quantities.
Yes it is. It is an ordinal variable ( which means it is meaningful ) because rank has an order and it is meaningful to rank the soldiers.
Then it has (not have!) a unique solution.
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First Class Petty Officer is the Rank; the paygrade is E-6.
For undergrad, about top 10% of your class.