Distinguish Between Categorical and Quantitative Data

question 51

Essay

Distinguish between categorical and quantitative data. Give an example for each.

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Definitions:

Thoracolumbar Division

Pertains to the part of the nervous system that consists of the thoracic and lumbar sections, often related to the sympathetic nervous system.

ANS

Short for Autonomic Nervous System, which controls involuntary body functions such as heartbeat, digestion, and breathing.

Fight-or-Flight Response

A physiological reaction that occurs in response to a perceived harmful event, attack, or threat to survival, initiating rapid bodily changes for emergency action.

Sympathetic

Pertaining to the part of the autonomic nervous system that typically prepares the body for action by accelerating the heart rate, constricting blood vessels, and raising blood pressure.