Question
Explain the different forms of qualitative classification data.

Answer

Qualitative classification can take the following two forms:
  1. Simple Classification: If the data are classified into only two classes, such a classification is termed as simple or dichotomous classification. Male-female, employed-unemployed, educated-uneducated are the examples of dichotomy.
  1. Manifold Classification: If in a classification, data involves more than one characteristic, it is called manifold classification. A qualitative classification is referred to as a manifold classification in each of the two cases explained below.
  1. When the given population is classified into more than two classes with respect to a given attribute such as intelligence, beauty, etc.
  1. When the given population is first classified into two classes and then each of these classes are further classified into two or more classes.

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