Elementary Statistics: A Step-by-Step Approach with Formula Card 9th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0078136334
ISBN 13: 978-0-07813-633-7

Chapter 1 - The Nature of Probability and Statistics - 1-2 Variables and Types of Data - Exercises - Page 10: 1

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Quantitative variables can be counted or measured, but qualitative variables can only be described. Quantitative variables can assume the actual numeric values. On other hand qualitative data are non-numeric (though they can be coded with numbers). Therefore quantitative variables represent measurable quantities, while qualitative variables describe qualities, attributes, or categories of data. .
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