The car types in the BMW range.
Nominal
Ordinal
Discrete
Continuous
Nominal: BMW 1 Series, BMW 2 Series, BMW 3 Series, BMW 4 Series, BMW 5 Series, BMW 6 Series, BMW 7 Series, BMW X1, BMW X2, BMW X3, BMW X4, BMW X5, BMW X6, BMW X7
Ordinal: The same BMW car types listed above could also be considered in an ordinal scale based on their size and luxury level.
Discrete: The number of BMW cars in each series is a discrete variable, as it cannot take on any value in between the numbers listed (e.g. there cannot be 2.5 units of BMW 3 Series cars).
Continuous: The price of BMW cars could be considered a continuous variable, as it can take on any value within a range.