When data is collected using a qualitative,nominal variable,what is true about a frequency distribution that summarizes the data?
A)Lower and upper class limits can be computed.
B)Class midpoints can be computed.
C)Number of classes corresponds to number of the variable's categories.
D)None of the above

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Since the data is nominal, it cannot be ordered or sorted using numerical values, so neither lower and upper class limits nor class midpoints can be computed. However, the frequency distribution can be created by organizing data into classes based on the variable's categories. Therefore, the number of classes corresponds to the number of the variable's categories.

When Data Is Collected Using a Qualitative,nominal Variable,what Is True