Most Essential Learning Competency

Differentiate kinds of variables and their uses

(MELC)
“Education is not the filling of a
pot but the lighting of a fire.”
— W.B. Yeats
Continuation of the activity…
to start with a short review of
the lesson
Identify the following variable as either qualitative or
quantitative. Then, classify which specific category they
belong.
Data Type of variable Classification
(Qualitative/ (Discrete, continuous,
Quantitative) interval, ratio,
nominal,
dichotomous, ordinal)
Ex. Number of eggs laid Quantitative Discrete, interval
by chickens
Identify the following variable as either qualitative or
quantitative. Then, classify which specific category they
belong.
Data Type of variable Classification
1. amount of
fertilizer given to quantitative continuous
plants
2. weight of pechay
harvested (in grams) quantitative continuous
3. speed of car quantitative continuous
Identify the following variable as either qualitative or
quantitative. Then, classify which specific category they
belong.
Data Type of variable Classification
4. tomato plant variety qualitative nominal
5. color of alcohol
packaging (blue, orange, qualitative nominal
white, pink)
6. educational level of qualitative ordinal
parents (high school
grad, college grad, PhD)
Identify the following variable as either qualitative or
quantitative. Then, classify which specific category they
belong.
Data Type of variable Classification
7. online seller
satisfaction rating (1-5 qualitative ordinal
stars)
8. cellphone brand qualitative nominal
9. number of covid-19 quantitative discrete
positive cases
10. type of music qualitative nominal
Identify the following variable as either qualitative or
quantitative. Then, classify which specific category they
belong.
Data Type of variable Classification
11. number of passengers quantitative discrete
in a PUJ
12. socio-economic status qualitative ordinal
13. gender qualitative dichotomous
14. temperature in quantitative interval
Fahrenheit
15. civil status qualitative nominal