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How can you decide whether a question will produce quantitative or categorical data?

• A question will produce quantitative data when the responses are numbers or measurements, like ages or number of minutes.

• A question will produce categorical data when the responses are words, like types of fuel or yes, no, maybe.

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSS.ID.A.1

CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP3

Questions like "What is your age?" produces __________

• quantitative data (also called numerical data)

• categorical data.

Answer explanation

Questions like "What is your age?" produces quantitative data, because your age will create numerical answers.

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSS.ID.A.1

CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP3

Questions like "Do you have insurance?" produces __________

• quantitative data (also called numerical data)

• categorical data.

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSS.ID.A.1

CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP3

Questions like "How did you get to work last week?" produces __________

• quantitative data (also called numerical data)

• categorical data.

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSS.ID.A.1

CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP3

Questions like "How many minutes does it take you to get to work or school?" produces __________

• quantitative data (also called numerical data)

• categorical data.

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSS.ID.A.1

CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP3

Questions like "Do you live within 2 miles of a grocery store ?" produces __________

• quantitative data (also called numerical data)

• categorical data.

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSS.ID.A.1

CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP3

Questions like "What type of building do you live in?" produces __________

• quantitative data (also called numerical data)

• categorical data.

Questions like "How old is the youngest person in your family?" produces __________

• quantitative data (also called numerical data)

• categorical data.

Questions like "What is your main occupation?" produces __________

• quantitative data (also called numerical data)

• categorical data.

Questions like "What is the monthly rent where you live?" produces __________

• quantitative data (also called numerical data)

• categorical data.