Answer to Question #131321 in Statistics and Probability for Galls

Question #131321

Which one of the following statements is correct?
(1) Fake news post count is a qualitative nominal variable.
(2) Fake news post count is a categorical variable measured on an ordinal scale.
(3) Fake news post count is a quantitative discrete variable.
(4) Fake news post count is a quantitative continuous variable measured on a ratio.
(5) None of the above.

Expert's answer

solition

Count data can only contain non- negative integers. Therefore

Answer: (3) is correct, i.e. Fake news post count is a quantitative discrete variable