Exercise 1. Decide if the following variables are qualitative or quantitative, a

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Exercise 1. Decide if the following variables are qualitative or quantitative, and in the latter case if continuous or discrete: a) number of inhabitants/square km b) types of products alimentation canned c) number of bacteria type A/liter d) density of different liquids e) number of fruits/tree f) speed of a vehicle at a certain point of the motorway g) number of children a family has h) exam grade in % i) unemployment benefit obtained j) weight of one year old babies k) how many books one has at home l) genre of the book you are reading m) number of letters a book has n) distance between Barcelona and the hometown of somebody

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a) Number of Inhabitants / square km - Quantitative Variable. In particular a Discrete Variable

b) Types of products alimentation canned - Qualitative Variable.

c) Number of bacteria type A / litre - Quantitative Variable. In particular a Discrete Variable

d) Density of different liquids - Quantitative Variable. In particular a Discrete Variable

e) Number of fruits/tree - Quantitative Variable. In particular a Discrete Variable

f) Speed of a vehicle at a certain point of the motorway - Quantitative Variable. In particular a Discrete Variable

g) Number of children a family has - Quantitative Variable. In particular a Discrete Variable

h) Exam grade in % - Quantitative Variable. In particular a Discrete Variable

i) Unemployment benefit obtained - Qualitative Variable

j) Weight of one year old babies - Quantitative Variable. In particular a Continuous Variable

k) How many books one has at home - Quantitative Variable. In particular a Discrete Variable.

l) Genre of the book you are reading - Qualitative Variable

m) Number of letters a book has - Quantitative Variable. In particular a Discrete Variable.

n) Distance between Barcelona and the hometown of somebody - Quantitative Variable. In particular a Discrete Variable.

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