Classifying Data

Another word for data is _____.

• population
• information
• birth rate
• life expectancy 

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

hair color of students in this class

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Discrete

• Continuous

ages of students in a statistics class

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Discrete

• Continuous

number of pages in your textbook

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Continuous

• Discrete

the ratings of a movie ranging from "poor" to "good" to "excellent"

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Discrete

• Continuous

the final grades (A, B, C, D, or F) for students in a Maths class

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Discrete

• Continuous

amount of cars sold by the top 5 dealerships

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Continuous

• Discrete

Which one of the following survey questions would generate numerical data?

• What is your favourite colour?
• What type of car does your family own?
• How long does it take for you to travel to school?
• What type of dog do you own?

Which one of the following survey questions would generate categorical data?

• How many times do you eat at your favourite fast-food place in a typical week?
• How much do you usually spend buying your favourite fast food?
• How many items did you buy last time you went to your favourite fast food place? 
• Which is your favourite fast food?

What is your favorite band?

• Numerical
• Categorical