Numeric Variable

A variable that contains numeric values, where an average can be computed and this average will be meaningful. For example:

• Height.
• Number of children.
• Number of trips to the dentist.

See also

• Interval-scale properties.
• Ratio-scale properties.
• Count Variable
• Ratio-Scale Variable
• Interval-Scale Variable

Also known as

• Metric variable.
• Continuous variable.
• Quantitative variable.
• Scale variable.