Variable is any characteristic that can take on different values for different individuals. There are two types of variables - quantitative, which can be discrete or continuous, and qualitative, which can be ordinal or categorical. A variable quantifies an element of a population while a qualitative variable describes or categorizes an element.

2. Variable is any characteristic
of an individual.
It can take on different
values for different
individuals

3. Quantitative
•Discrete
•Continuous
Qualitative
•Ordinal
•Categorical

4. • “A variable that quantifies an element of a
population.”

6. • “A variable that categorizes or describes
an element of a population.”