Numerical variables — values are numbers
Information about European countries
Use the diagram to discuss the difference between numerical and categorical variables.
(Note that Lifetime (male life expectancy) is a continuous variable even though it has been rounded to an integer.)
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The variables are:
Membership of EU | Membership status in 20014. |
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Lifetime | Male life expectancy in 2011. |
Measles | % of children aged 1 immunised in 2012. |
Fertility | Fertility rate per woman in 2012. |
BP | Mean blood pressure for males 25+ in 2009. |