Quantitative vs. Qualitative Set 2

Identify the kind of variable in this situation:

Length of time a football play lasts

• Qualitative

  Nominal

• Qualitative

  Ordinal

• Quantitative

  Discrete

• Quantitative

  Continuous

Which are examples of Categorical Data?

• Most popular video game

• How much each dog weighs (how heavy)?

• Favorite day of the week

• How tall is he?

• Shoe Size

What is Quantitative Data?

• Consist of attributes, labels, or nonnumerical entries.

• Consist of numerical measurements or counts.

• Consist of a subset of the population.

What type of data does this represent?

The temperature at noon.

• Quantitative Discrete

• Quantitative Continuous

• Qualitative Nominal

• Qualitative Ordinal

Information provided by the World Meteorological Association revealed the following data on the highest recorded temperatures for each continent. Using the table on the left, what type of data is presented in the second column?

• Qualitative Ordinal

• Quantitative Discrete

• Quantitative Continuous

• Qualitative Nominal

Classify the data:

Sizes of soft-drinks sold by a fast-food restaurant (Small, medium, large, A bucket)

• Qualitative Ordinal

• Quantitative Discrete

• Qualitative Nominal

• Quantitative Continuous

Select the appropriate category for the information.

The number of orange Skittles in a bag.

• Quantitative Continuous

• Quantitative Discrete

• Qualitative Binary

• Qualitative Nominal

What type of data is it...

Gender of a person

• Qualitative Ordinal

• Quantitative Discrete

• Qualitative Continuous

• Qualitative Binary

The five players with the highest RBIs for the 2012 season are listed in the table. Using the table on the left, what type of data is presented in the fifth column?

• Qualitative Nominal

• Quantitative Discrete

• Quantitative Continuous

• Qualitative Ordinal

The five players with the highest RBIs for the 2012 season are listed in the table. Using the table on the left, what type of data is presented in the third column?

• Qualitative Nominal

• Quantitative Discrete

• Quantitative Continuous

• Qualitative Ordinal