Other Types Of Variables. The dependent variable is the variable that you measure or observe. For example if we were looking at.
According to the role s that variables play in a research they are divided into two categories. A qualitative variable also called categorical variable cannot be expressed with a numerical value. Attribute characteristic of people.
Categorical variables take category or label values and place an individual into one of several groups.
Attribute characteristic of people. For example the gender of college graduates is a qualitative variable. A qualitative variable also called categorical variable cannot be expressed with a numerical value. The dependent variable gets its.