A variable whose attributes are separate from another is known as a ____________,and an example is ____________.
A)continuous variable; age
B)continuous variable; income
C)discrete variable; political affiliation
D)discrete variable; age
E)continuous variable; political affiliation

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A discrete variable is one that can only take on certain values and is separate from another variable. Political affiliation is an example of a discrete variable because it is either Democratic, Republican, Third Party, or Independent, with no in-between options. The other choices are continuous variables because they can take on any value within a range (e.g. age can be 26.2 or 47.9 years old).

A Variable Whose Attributes Are Separate from Another Is Known