data vocab for statistics

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Observations made using our five senses.

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qualitative data

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Observations that are measured or counted.

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quantitative data

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Continuous data includes fractions and decimals.

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True

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Data type for Gender?

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nominal

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Data type for Social Security Number?

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nominal

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Data type for zip code

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nominal

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Rank your service 1-5 stars.

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ordinal

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Level of measurement for Emmy wins years: 1955, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014?

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Interval

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Level of measurement for the top 5 US business schools: Stanford, Harvard, Northwestern, Columbia, Dartmouth.

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Ordinal

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Level of measurement for flight numbers from Chicago O'Hare: 1785, 5159, 4509, 3458, 334, 2110.

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Nominal