what kind of variable are numbers
A population variable is a descriptive number or label associated with each member of. a population. The values of a population variable are the various numbers (or labels) that. occur as we consider all the members of the population. Values of variables that have. been recorded for a population or a sample from a population constitute data. Example 1.1:
Categorical Variables are variables that have a limited number of distinct values or categories. They are sometimes called discrete variables. Numeric Variables refer to characteristics that have a numeric values. They are usually continuous variables, i.e. all values in an interval are possible.