Classify the following attributes as binary, discrete, or continuous. Also classify them as qualitative (nominal or ordinal) or quantitative (interval or ratio). Some cases may have more than one interpretation, so briefly indicate your reasoning if you think there may be some ambiguity. Example: Age in years. Answer: Discrete, quantitative, ratio
What will be an ideal response?
(a) Time in terms of AM or PM. Binary, qualitative, ordinal
(b) Brightness as measured by a light meter. Continuous, quantitative,
ratio
(c) Brightness as measured by people’s judgments. Discrete, qualitative,
ordinal
(d) Angles as measured in degrees between 0? and 360?. Continuous, quan-
titative, ratio
(e) Bronze, Silver, and Gold medals as awarded at the Olympics. Discrete,
qualitative, ordinal
(f) Height above sea level. Continuous, quantitative, interval/ratio (de-
pends on whether sea level is regarded as an arbitrary origin)
(g) Number of patients in a hospital. Discrete, quantitative, ratio
(h) ISBN numbers for books. (Look up the format on the Web.) Discrete,
qualitative, nominal (ISBN numbers do have order information, though)
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