Categorical & Quantitative Data

What's your favorite subject in school?

• Categorical
• Quantitative

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Type of Aircraft

• Categorical

• Quantitative

Number of Pairs of Shoes You Own

• Categorical

• Quantitative

Waiting time in a waiting room

• Categorical

• Quantitative

Which of the following is an example of quantitative data?

• High School Graduate or Not

• Monthly paycheck amount

• Whether or not you are employed

• What type of vehicle you drive

Which of the following is an example of quantitative data? 

• The color of your car
• A person's state of residence
• A person's Zip Code
• A Person's Height

Is the information collected during the survey numerical or categorical data?

• Numerical data. I know this because the y-axis is labeled with numbers. 
• Numerical data. I know this because the surveyor counted how many people that they surveyed. 
• Categorical data. I know this because the responses to the survey are names. 
• Categorical data. I know this because each column is a different color. 

Where do you plan on attending college?

• Categorical
• Quantitative

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

The school counselor needs to meet with students who have more than three absences. Here is some of the data about the students. This data set contains:

• 3 variable, one of which is categorical

• 5 variables, one of which is quantitative

• 3 variable, one of which is quantitative

• 5 variables, one of which is categorical

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5B

Camille is comparing different apartment complexes. Here is the data she collected. Name the categorical categories.