Types of Data Sets

What is a numerical data set?

• A numerical data set is a collection of sounds or music that can be analyzed and interpreted audibly.

• A numerical data set is a collection of numbers or values that can be analyzed and interpreted mathematically.

• A numerical data set is a collection of images or pictures that can be analyzed and interpreted visually.

• A numerical data set is a collection of letters or words that can be analyzed and interpreted linguistically.

Give an example of a numerical data set.

• weights of students in a class

• ages of students in a class

• number of books in a library

• heights of students in a class

What is a categorical data set?

• A categorical data set is a type of data that represents continuous information.

• A categorical data set is a type of data that represents qualitative or descriptive information.

• A categorical data set is a type of data that represents both qualitative and quantitative information.

• A categorical data set is a type of data that represents numerical or quantitative information.

Provide an example of a categorical data set.

• Numbers

• Shapes

• Colors

• Letters

What is a continuous data set?

• A continuous data set is a set of data that can only take on positive values.

• A continuous data set is a set of data that can only take on binary values.

• A continuous data set is a set of data that can only take on whole number values.

• A continuous data set is a set of data that can take on any value within a given range.

Give an example of a continuous data set.

• Number of cars in a parking lot

• Height of individuals in a population

• Number of books in a library

• Number of students in a classroom

What type of data set consists of numbers that represent measurements or quantities?

• qualitative

• quantitative

• ordinal

• categorical

Which type of data set is used to classify or group data into specific categories?

• numerical

• continuous

• ordinal

• categorical

Which type of data set includes values that can take on any numerical value within a certain range?

• ordinal data

• categorical data

• discrete data

• continuous data

What type of data set includes data that can be measured on a continuous scale?

• categorical data set

• ordinal data set

• discrete data set

• continuous data set