Numerical vs Categorical Data

Decide which type of graph each of the following questions would create:

How many home runs have you scored?

• Categorical

• Numerical

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5

Decide which type of graph each of the following questions would create:

What is your favorite kind of ice cream?

• Categorical

• Numerical

Decide which type of graph each of the following questions would create:

What is your favorite hobby?

• Categorical

• Numerical

Decide which type of graph each of the following questions would create:

How many miles did the track team run?

• Categorical

• Numerical

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

Students were working on a graphing project to collect data for math class. Each of the students was collecting data to answer a different question.

Noelle: What is your favorite sport?

Rick: How many cousins do you have?

Albert: How many yards did you run in the game?

Serafina: How many chapters a week do you read?

Which students are asking questions that will result in numeric data?

• Noelle

• Rick

• Albert

• Serafina