section 1 vocabulary
Categorical Variable
a variable that names categories (whether with words or numerals)
Quantitative Variable
A variable in which the numbers act as numerical values (always have units)
- High school Grade Point Average.
- Number of pets owned.
- Bank account balance.
- Number of stars in a solar system.
- Average number of lottery tickets sold.
- How many cousins you have.
- The amount in your paycheck.
Units
A quantity or amount adopted as a standard of measurement ($, hours, grams)