document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=630026>Question 630026</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Classify the following variable as nominal, ordinal, discrete, or continuous and state why it is such a variable:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #396630 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=396630\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> my name is nominal.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "it does not imply any ranking.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if it implied ranking, it would be ordinal.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "it's true you can sort it, but i don't believe that is what is meant by ordinal.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "it is a qualitative variable which means it is non-numeric.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if it were numeric, it would be further divided into discrete and continuous, but it's not.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "my gues is nominal because that category fits the best.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "here's one reference from the web.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there are many but you have to sift through the verbiage to get at the heart of what they're trying to tell you.<BR>\n" );
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