Types of Data
What are the main 2 types of data?
Categorical and Numerical
Qualitative Data is what type of data Categorical or Numerical?
Categorical
Quantitative data is what type of data?
Numerical Data
The heights of members of a football team is what type of data? Continuous, Discrete, categorical?
Continuous Numerical Data
What is Nominal Variable?
Categories are named but not ordered
What are the two types of categorical data?
Nominal and ordinal
Grades on a report card is what type of categorical data? Ordinal or Nominal
Ordinal
The price paid for a can of soft drink is discrete or continuous data?
Discrete
The different types of ice cream , is what type of data? Continuous, Discrete, categorical?
Categorical
what is ordinal Variable?
Categories are ordered on a scale or as a ranking system.
What are the two types of Numerical Data?
Discrete and Continuous
A marketing poll was conducted that asked about a person’s employment status: unemployed, receiving education, part-time job or full-time job
Describe the type of data that would result from this poll.
Categorical, nominal
The time between buses is discrete or continuous data?
Continuous Data
The time to swim 50 metres, is what type of data? Continuous, Discrete, categorical?
Continuous
What is discrete variable?
Takes exact numerical values
Data that takes exact numerical values is called what?
Discrete Numerical Variable
In a survey customers were asked to rate the service they received by selecting one of the following: outstanding, excellent, good, satisfactory or needs improvement.
Describe the type of data that would result from this question.
Categorical and ordinal
The numbers drawn in this week's lotto is discrete or continuous data?
Discrete
A hospital measures the weight and length of every new baby, is what type of data? Continuous, Discrete, categorical?
Numerical Continuous
what is continuous variable?
Takes any numerical value within a certain range. Result of measuring.
Data that are ordered on a scale or a ranking system is what type of data?
Categorical Ordinal Variable
The government collected data on its latest policy proposal. The people surveyed answered 10 questions and were given three choices for each question: Agree, Disagree or Not sure. What type of data has the government collected?
Categorical and nominal
Emma is planning to build a new restaurant. She conducted a survey of the community. One of the questions asked was ‘How far in kilometres would you be prepared to travel to get to a good restaurant?’ The options given were: 5km, 10km, 15km, 20km.
Describe the type of data that would result from this question.
Numerical and discrete
A coffee shop is conducting a survey on the drinking habits of its customers. One of the question was: 'How many cups of coffee do you drink each day?' What type of data is this? Continuous, Discrete, categorical?
Numerical continuous
A teacher marks a class's assessment task and awards a mark out of 100 for each student. Describe the type of data that have been collected by the teacher.
Numerical Discrete Data