Classify the following variable as nominal, ordinal, discrete, or continuous and state why it is such a variable:
number of US Senators
What do you think?
http://www.unesco.org/webworld/idams/advguide/Chapt1_3.htm
I think it's nominal correct?
The variable "number of US Senators" can be classified as discrete.
The reason this variable is discrete is because it can only take on specific whole number values. The number of US Senators is fixed at 100, with each state having 2 senators. It cannot be a fractional or continuous value. Hence, it falls under the category of discrete variables.