Question

Categorize the following variables as being qualitative or quantitative: (relevant section):

1. Rating of the quality of a movie on a 7-point scale
2. Age
3. Country you were born in
4. Favorite Color
5. Time to respond to a question

Answer 1

1. Quantitative

2. Quantitative

3. Qualitative

4. Qualitative

5. Quantitative

Explanation:

A variable is quantitative if it assumes numerical values, for example 1,2,3.

If it assumes "labels", for example good or bad, it is qualitative.

1. Rating of the quality of a movie on a 7-point scale

It assumes numerical values, for example, 1,2,3,...

So it is quantitative

2. Age

It assumes numerical values, for example, 1,20,35,...

So it is quantitative

3. Country you were born in

Descriptive, such as Brazil, USA, Colombia, ...

So it is qualitative.

4. Favorite Color

Descriptive, such as black, brown, red, blue

So it is qualitative

5. Time to respond to a question

It assumes numerical values, for example, 1,20,35,...

So it is quantitative