Use Sophia to knock out your gen-ed requirements quickly and affordably. Learn more
×

Bivariate Data (Two Variables)

Author: Sara Gorsuch

Terms

Bivariate Data: Two different response variables that are from the same population. 

Qualitative Variable:  A variable whose values are not numerical. Examples include gender (male, female), paint colour (red, black, blue), type of bird (cardinal, blue bird, owl) and etc. 

Quantitative Variable: A variable whose values are numerical. Examples include height, temperature, weight, grades and etc. 

Contingency Table: Show how individuals are distributed along each variable contingent on the value of the other variables. 

Scatter Plot: Is a simple display, places a dot along the axis for every case in the data. 

To get information on a box and whisker plot look at this packet: http://sophia.org/packets/418

Bivariate Data, What it is and Examples With Two Qualitative Variables

Bivariate Data, Examples With Two Quantitative Variables

Bivariate Data, One Qualitative and One Quantitative