Explain the differences between qualitative and quantitative variables and provide an example of each.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Varies. Quantitative variables include factors we can count, such as crime rates, unemployment rates, and drug use frequency. Qualitative variables are variables that express a quality and do not have a numerical value. Qualitative variables might include a physical characteristic (such as gender or eye color) or an attitudinal characteristic (such as a parent’s preference for a private or public school or a commuter’s preference for riding public transportation or driving to work).
KEY: Learning Objective: 2.2: Describe the components of a scientific theory and how a scientific theory is tested.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Relationships Between Variables
Difficulty Level: Medium
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