Statistics - Types of Variables

Mass of a cake.

• qualitative

• quantitative discrete

• quantitative continuous

The number of balloons in a store

• Qualitative Data
• Quantitative Data

The type of sports at the Olympics

• Qualitative Data
• Quantitative Data

The type of shoes

• Qualitative Data
• Quantitative Data

The color of marbles in a jar

• Qualitative Data
• Quantitative Data

The type of pets a person owns

• Qualitative Data
• Quantitative Data

Which of the following is an example of quantitative data? 

• The color of your car
• A person's state of residence
• A person's Zip Code
• A Person's Height

The bug was 5 cm long.

• Qualitative data
• Quantitative data

It is the science of collecting, organising, analysing and interpreting data in order to make decisions.

• Data

• Statistics

• Variable

• Population

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What is data?

• Information coming from observations, counts, measurements or responses.

• The science of collecting, organising, analysing, and interpreting data in order to make decisions.

• A numerical description of a population characteristic.

• A numerical description of a sample characteristic.