Which statement is an accurate description of discrete variables?
- Discrete variables are qualitative and consist of two or more categories in which order matters.
- They are quantitative with a continuous range of values.
- They are quantitative with a finite set of values.
- They are qualitative and consist of two or more categories of values in which order does not matter.
Explanation: Variables are either categorical or numeric. Numerical variables are qualitative and are either continuous or discrete. Discrete variables are those from a finite set of values such as the number of users on the network.
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