Quantitative techniques can be used to describe and measure categorical and numerical data.

For each of the following random variables shown in questions a) to e) below, you are required to indicate: - The data type -(i.e. categorical or numeric) - The measurement scale - (i.e. nominal, ordinal , interval or ratio) - Whether it is (discreet or continuous)

Answer:

a) The area covered by a rain storm (3 marks)

b) The different types of fruit produced (3 marks)

c) The sizes of potatoes (3 marks)

d) The number of farmers in Limpopo (3 marks)

e) Ranking the types of farm production according to small, medium or large (3 marks)