Suggested answer to exercise: Variables from the 2005 M.Sc. Questionnaire, 4

Question 4: What kind of variable is number of units of alcohol consumed?

Suggested answer

Alcohol consumption has a numerical value, so this is a quantitative variable. Only whole numbers are used, which was forced by the design of the questionnaire, so this is a discrete quantitative variable.

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