Categorical vs. Numerical Data

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What is categorical data?

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Categorical data is a type of data that represents characteristics or qualities and can be divided into groups or categories.

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What is numerical data?

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Numerical data is a type of data that represents quantities and can be measured or counted.

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Give an example of categorical data.

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An example of categorical data is the favorite color of students, such as red, blue, or green.

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Give an example of numerical data.

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An example of numerical data is the number of books a student reads in a month.

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What type of data is produced by the question 'What is your favorite band?'

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The data produced is categorical data.

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What type of data is produced by the question 'How many pets do you have?'

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The data produced is numerical data.

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Categorical data can be further divided into which two types?

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Categorical data can be divided into nominal data and ordinal data.

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What is nominal data?

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Nominal data is a type of categorical data that represents categories without any order, such as types of fruit.

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What is ordinal data?

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Ordinal data is a type of categorical data that represents categories with a specific order, such as rankings.

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How can you visualize categorical data?

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Categorical data can be visualized using bar charts or pie charts.