Data Types Quiz

During a research project, a team collects various types of data including interview transcripts, diaries, and images. What type of data does this represent?

• Quantitative Data

• Categorical Data

• Qualitative Data

• Analytical Data

Quantitative data are measures of values or counts and are expressed as: (a)  

• Words and descriptions
• Numbers
• Theories and concepts
• Colors and shapes

What is a box-and-whisker plot also known as?

• Histogram

• Pie chart

• Boxplot

• Scatter plot

What does the shape of a boxplot show?

• The frequency of each category

• How the data is distributed

• The correlation between two variables

• The total sum of all data points

What can the Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) be used to quantify in a data set?

• The average of all data points

• The correlation between different data sets

• The spread in the data set

• The highest value in the data set

What is the Interquartile Range (IQR) commonly referred to as?

• Mean deviation

• Standard deviation

• Variance

• IQR

What does the Interquartile Range (IQR) measure?

• The difference between the mean and median

• The difference between the maximum and minimum values

• The difference between the upper and lower quartile values

• The difference between the first and third standard deviations

Mean

• Median
• Average
• Mode
• Range

What is the term for the middle number in a sorted list of numbers?

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

What type of data is described as numeric information such as measurements, counts, and quantities?

• Quantitative Data

• Categorical Data

• Qualitative Data

• Analytical Data