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Types of Variables
















                         1.       QUANTITATIVE VARIABLE






                       a variable hat can be measured numerically.















              A. Discrete - the values                                                                                  B. Continuous - can assume any






              are countable                                                                                             numerical value over a certain






              Example:the number of car                                                                                 interval or intervals .





              sold on a day, number of
                                                                                                                        Examples:



              people residing, number of                                                                                1. The time taken to serve a customer by a




              cattle owned by a farmer
                                                                                                                        bank teller.




                                                                                                                        2. Distance of Leon to Iloilo city .




                                                                                                                        3. Weight in pounds by a new born baby.
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