a. Sorting a student database based on the student identification
number.
b. Predicting the future stock price of a company using historical
records.
c. Monitoring the heart rate of a patient for abnormalities.
d. Monitoring seismic waves for earthquake activities.
e. Extracting the frequencies of a sound wave.
2. Classify the following attributes as binary, discrete, or continuous. Also
classify them as qualitative (nominal or ordinal) or quantitative (interval
or ratio). Some cases may have more than one interpretation, so
briefly, indicate your reasoning if you think there may be some
ambiguity.
a. Brightness as measured by a light meter.
b. Angles as measured in degrees between 0 degrees and 360
degrees.
c. Bronze, Silver, and Gold medals as awarded at the Olympics.
d. ISBN numbers for books.
e. Military Rank.