Variables and Types of Variables | Statistics Tutorial | MarinStatsLectures

Variables and Types of Variables in Statistics- Learn the difference between numeric (Quantitative) variables and categorical (Qualitative) variables working through multiple examples!

When collecting data, we record and analyze "variables" This video describes the different types of variables we can collect. It also makes note of the various names you may hear for these, as different disciplines tend to use different names for the same concept/idea.

This is important as the way we summarize, plot, and analyze data (topics coming up) depends largely on the type of variable(s) we have.

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In this video we will learn about the different types of variables in statistics and in research. We will go over numeric and categorical variables and their sub categories (continuous/ discreet) and (ordinal / nominal). In this tutorial, we will work through multiple examples to understand the differences between the variables better.

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