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Which of the following are variables are categorical, if any? (check all that apply)

A. The brand of cars driven by Harvard instructors
B. The age of randomly selected biology students.
C. The types of plants growing in yellowstone

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Answer:

A) The brand of cars driven by Harvard instructors

C) The types of plants growing in yellowstone  

Step-by-step explanation:

Categorical and numerical variables:

  • Numerical data can be expressed with the help of numerical.
  • Categorical data cannot be expressed by numerical.
  • They do no have any particular value.
  • They are the non-parametric data.
  • Categorical data are also known as qualitative data.

A) The brand of cars driven by Harvard instructors

Since the brands cannot be expressed in numerical, it is a categorical variable.

B) The age of randomly selected biology students.

The age of student are expressed in whole numbers or decimals. Thus, it is a numerical data.

C) The types of plants growing in yellowstone

Again, the type of plants cannot be expressed with the help of numerical. Thus, it is a categorical variable.