Topic: Types of Variables Student Name: Tehmina Class: B.Ed. 2.5 Project Name: “Young Teachers' Professional Development (TPD)" "Project Founder: Prof. Dr. Amjad Ali Arain Faculty of Education, University of Sindh, Pakistan

1. BISMILLAH -E-REHMAN-E-RAHIM
IN THE NAME OF (ALLAH) WHO IS MOST
KIND AND MOST MERCIFULL

2. ASSALAM-O-ALLAIKUM
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3. . NAME: TEHMINA BASHIR AHMED SOOMRO
. ROLL #: 62
. CLASS: B.ED 2.5 MORNING
. ASSIGN BY: MR AMJAD ALI ARAIN
TOPIC : TYPES OF VERIABLES.

4. . Defination
. Types of variables

5. VARIABLES
Definition.
. A Veriables is any characteristics ,
numbers or quantity that can be
measured or counted.
A veriable may also celled data
item.
EXAMPLE: Age, Gender, Income,

7. NUMERIC VARIABLE
QUANTITATIVEVARIABLE: QUANTITATIVE VARIABLES ARE
ALSO KNOWN AS CONTINIOUSVARIABLES. QUANTATIVE
VARIABLES CAN BE FURTHER CATEGORIZED AS EITHER
CONTINIOUSVARIABLE OR DISCRETEVARIABLES.
CONTINUOUSVARIABLE:
. A VARIABLE CAN TAKE ON ANY VALUE BETWEEN TWO SPECIFIED VALUES.
. AN INFINITE NUMBER OF VALUES.
. ALSO KNOWN AS QUANTITATIVE VERIABLE.
E.G: INCOME AND AGE.
SCALE: INTERVAL RATIO.
DISCRETEVERIABLE:
. A VERIABLE WHOSE ATTRIBUTE ARE SEPARATE FROM ONE ANOTHER.
. ALSO KNOWN AS QUALITATIVE VERIABLE.
E.G: MERITAL STATUS, GENDER AND NATIONALITY.
SCALE: NOMINAL AND ORDINAL.

8. CATEGORICAL VARIABLE
QUALITATIVE VERIABLES ARE ALSO KNOWN AS CATEGORICAL VERIABLES. QUALITATIVE
VERIABLES CAN BE FURTHER CATEGORIZED AS EITHER NOMINAL AND ORDINAL.
NOMINAL: NOMINAL VERIABLES ARE VERIABLES THAT HAVE TWO OR MORE
CATEGORIES, BUT WHICH DO NOT HAVE AN INTRINSIC ORDER.
ORDINAL: ORDINAL VERIABLES ARE VERIABLES THAT HAVE TWO ORE MORE
CATEGORIES JUST LIKE NOMINAL VERIABLES ONLY THE CATEGORIES CAN ALSO BE
ORDERED OR RANKED.

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