Analyzing Data: Vocab. Mastery

Analyzing Data: Vocab. Mastery

Let us review some IMPORTANT VOCABULARY TERMS. Afterwards, we will check your understanding of the terms! Take notes~

Categorical Data

observations that can be sorted into groups or categories such as shoe colors or favorite foods to eat at a party.

Types of categorical data can be recorded on:

Frequency tables often use tallies

Numerical Data

values that can be counted or measured and placed in order such as dollars or number of hours slept.

Types of numerical data can be recorded on:

NUMERICAL OR CATEGORICAL DATA?

The following slides will have survey questions that are used to gather data.

Your job is to identify whether the questions will produce NUMERICAL OR CATEGORICAL DATA.

Multiple Choice

Are you a male or female?

• Numerical data

• Categorical data

Multiple Choice

What is your favorite hair color?

• Numerical data

• Categorical data

Multiple Choice

How many cousins do you have?

• Numerical data

• Categorical data

Multiple Choice

What is your age?

• Numerical data

• Categorical data

Multiple Choice

How many hours of TV do you watch each day?

• Numerical data

• Categorical data

Multiple Choice

What is your favorite type of music?

• Numerical data

• Categorical data

Open Ended

Write another survey question produces categorical data.

Open Ended

Write another survey question that produces numerical data.