Data Basics

What is qualitative data?

• Data collected from official statistics

• Numerical data that can take on any value in a certain range

• Non-numerical data

• Data referring to a number

What is an example of categorical data?

• The cost of a drink

• The number of children in a family

• Numerical data that can take on any value in a certain range

• Global temperature patterns

What is an example of discrete data?

• The temperature of a drink

• The number of children in a family

• Data collected from official statistics

• The cost of a drink

Why do we use data?

• To collect data from primary and secondary sources

• To make it harder to find patterns within the data

• To answer a question or tell a story

• To confuse people

What are primary sources of data?

• Data collected from official statistics

• Data that already exists

• Data collected by researchers

• Numerical data that can take on any value in a certain range

What is quantitative data?

• Data that can be put into groups like colors or animals

• Data that describes things using words

• Data that is measured and can be shown with numbers

• Data that shows what people like or don't like

Which of the following is an example of discrete data?

• Weight of a person

• Number of students in a class

• Temperature in degrees Celsius

• Height of a building

What type of data is the time it takes for a computer to boot up?

• Discrete

• Continuous

• Both

• Neither Answer

Which of the following is an example of continuous data?

• Number of siblings a person has

• Shoe size

• Number of cars in a parking lot

• Height of a tree

What type of data is a person's age?

• Discrete

• Continuous

• Both

• Neither Answer