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Quantitative Variable - A variable that consists of a count or numerical measurement of the characteristics of objects, people or events.
Variable that measures a numerical characteristic; also called a measurement variable For example, since the response to how many brothers and/or sisters a person has is a number, this variable is a quantitative variable.
count variable - a type of quantitative variable; answers the question, "How many?"
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Source: iSixSigma, 18 February 2011 10:08:13, https:web.archive.org/web/20111109014246/http:www.isixsigma.com/index.php?option=com_glossary
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