Nature of Science

There are two types of data. Which type of data involves numbers that are obtained by counting or measuring?

• quantitative
• qualitative

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There are two types of data. Which type of data involves descriptions/photographs/illustrations that cannot be counted or measured?

• qualitative
• quantitative

What is a piece of qualitative data that can be found in this image?

• There are 22 windows.

• The door is red.

• There is one flag.

• There is one door.

Which of these are examples of qualitative data? Check all that apply.

• The plant is 10 cm tall.

• The solution has a sour egg smell.

• The ball rolled 3 meters.

• There are 3 colors of food coloring in the experiment.

Which of these is an example of quantitative data?

• The house is 250 square feet

• The house is painted grey/white

• The grass is green

• The sky is blue

Select each piece of quantitative data

• Each cookie takes half a cup of flour to make.

• The cookie tastes very sugary.

• There are 7 chocolate chips.

• The cookie is rough around the edges.

When graphing results, the independent variable is always plotted on which axis?

• X axis

• Y axis

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Two Of the Summer Camp Activities Have the Same Number of Sign Ups. Which Two Are They?

• Drama

• Math

• Cheerleading

• Band

On Monday What were The Number Of Ice Cream Cones Sold?

• 30

• 60

• 100

• 75

How do you know when to display data in a line graph?

• Displays data over time

• Compares data from different sources

• Values add up to 100%

• Displayed in a circle

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