Question

Identify whether the following variables are categorical or numerical. If they are numerical, then identify

whether they are continuous or discrete.
a) Your favorite ice cream
b) The height of basketball players
c) The time you fall asleep at night
d) Your most watched TV show
e) The amount you spend on food weekly
f) The temperature outside
g) The number of shoes in your closet

Answer 1

The answers are given below in tabular form.

Explanation:

We can prepare the following table -

Name of the variable Type If numerical discrete or

continuous

a)My favourite

ice-cream Categorical

b)The height of

basketball players Numerical Continuous

c)The time I fall

asleep at night Numerical Continuous

d)My most watched

T.V. show Categorical

e) The amount I spend

on food weekly Numerical Discrete

f) The temperature

outside Numerical Continuous

g)The no. of shoes

in my closet Numerical Discrete