A feature F1 can take certain value: A, B, C, D, E & F and represents grade of students from a college. Which of the following statement is true in following case?

[amp_mcq option1=”Feature F1 is an example of nominal variable.” option2=”Feature F1 is an example of ordinal variable.” option3=”It doesn’t belong to any of the above category.” option4=”Both of these” correct=”option2″]

The correct answer is B. Feature F1 is an example of an ordinal variable.

An ordinal variable is a variable that has a natural order, but the difference between two values does not have a meaningful interpretation. In the case of Feature F1, the grades A, B, C, D, E, and F have a natural order, but the difference between two grades does not have a meaningful interpretation. For example, a student who receives an A is not necessarily twice as good as a student who receives a B.

A nominal variable is a variable that has no natural order. For example, the variable “gender” is a nominal variable. The values “male” and “female” do not have a natural order.

It doesn’t belong to any of the above category is not a correct answer because Feature F1 is clearly an ordinal variable.

Both of these is not a correct answer because Feature F1 is an ordinal variable, not a nominal variable.