Question

A local government wants to assess the number of the rich, middle class, and poor people living in a particular region. To understand this, the government defined the categories based on the annual income of its citizens [Table 1.1.A]. Income is measured in lakhs of rupees per year

Poor : income ≤ 4 lakhs
Middle Class : 4 lakhs < income ≤ 8 lakhs
Rich : income > 8 lakhs​

Answer 1

Given : Poor : income ≤ 4 lakhs

Middle Class : 4 lakhs < income ≤ 8 lakhs

Rich : income > 8 lakhs​

To Find  : 1. What kind of a variable is income in the given dataset? [1 mark]

(a) Categorical

(b) Discrete numerical variable

(c) Continuous numerical variable

2. What is the scale of measurement of the variable income in the given dataset?  

(a) Nominal

(b) Interval

(c) Ordinal

(d) Ratio

Step-by-step explanation:

variable  income in the given dataset  is :

Categorical  

as There are three categories

income ≤ 4 lakhs  

4 lakhs < income ≤ 8 lakhs

income > 8 lakhs​

scale of measurement of the variable income in the given dataset

Nominal

as unordered grouped data

Rich , Middle class , poor

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