In each of the following, classify the resulting data variable as qualitative or

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In each of the following, classify the resulting data variable as qualitative or as quantitative. If quantitative, label as discrete or as continuous.

1. Manufacturer of a randomly chosen cell phone from a person at an international soccer game
2. The time taken to sell a randomly chosen minivan

3.The weight of a randomly selected tanker ship used to moving petroleum products

4. The number of courses a randomly chosen person registers for

Identify the data level (nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio) that best describes each of the following cases:

1. Placement (1st, 2nd, etc.) within a basketball tournament

2. The weight of a randomly selected semi tractor and trailer driver

3. The title of a radomly selected individual's favorite song

4. The temperature in Paris, France at noon

Explanation / Answer

1) qualitative ; as we can not do calculation on Manufacturer

2) quantitative ; it is continuous

3) quantitative ; it is continuous

4) quantitative ;  it is discrete (as number of courses can take only integer values)

2)

1)Placement (1st, 2nd, etc.) within a basketball tournament : ordinal

2) ratio

3) nominal

4) interval

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