Identifying Categorical and Quantitative Data

If your teacher asked you to make categorical observations about the class’s pet hamster, which group of words might be used?

• A mass of 3 kg, 11 cm long, age of 16 months

• A mass of 3 kg, 11 cm long, cute

• A long hair, white and brown colored, soft

• A temperature, length, weight

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CCSS.1.MD.A.1

CCSS.1.MD.A.2

CCSS.1.MD.C.4

Which of the following is an example of categorical data?

• High School Graduate or Not
• Annual Income
• Years of Schooling Completed
• Years of playing an instrument

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

How many states have you visited in your lifetime?

• Categorical
• Quantitative

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CCSS.6.SP.A.1

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

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

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CCSS.7.SP.B.3

Is the information collected during the survey numerical or categorical data?

• Numerical data. I know this because the y-axis is labeled with numbers. 
• Numerical data. I know this because the surveyor counted how many people that they surveyed. 
• Categorical data. I know this because the responses to the survey are names. 
• Categorical data. I know this because each column is a different color. 

The school counselor needs to meet with students who have more than three absences. Here is some of the data about the students. This data set contains:

• 3 variable, one of which is categorical

• 5 variables, one of which is quantitative

• 3 variable, one of which is quantitative

• 5 variables, one of which is categorical

Camille is comparing different apartment complexes. Here is the data she collected. Name the categorical categories.

Camille is comparing different apartment complexes. Here is the data she collected.

• 6 variables, 2 of which are categorical

• 6 variables, 3 of which are categorical

• 5 variables, 2 of which are categorical

• 5 variables, 3 of which are categorical

Irene is gathering information about students at a local college. Here is some of the data she collected. The individual is ______________________________.

What is the total relative frequency of Takis and Cheetos?

• 48.3

• 82.8

• 28

• 48