Identify different data types of problem solving

If you interviewed your classmates to find out their favorite school subjects, what is that data type?

• Primary

• Secondary

If you read a newspaper article to learn about how many people visited a new museum last year, are you using primary or secondary data?

• Primary

• Secondary

If you look up how many inches of rain fell in our town last year, is that current data or historical data?

• Current

• Historical

• Primary

• Secondary

If we counted how many pencils each student in our class has, is that qualitative or quantitative data?

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

• Historical

• Secondary

If you describe the colors of the leaves in the park as red, yellow, and orange, is that qualitative or quantitative data?

• Current

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

• Primary

If I tell you today’s temperature is 68°F, is this an example of current or historical data?

• Historical

• Primary

• Quantitative

• Current

If you ask your friends what their favorite movies are, is that primary or secondary data?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Historical

• Current

If you check your watch to see what time it is now, is that current or historical data?

• Current

• History

• Future

• Quantitative

If your teacher gives you a chart from a research study, what type of data is it?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Quantitative

• Current

If you read about how many people attended a parade five years ago, is that current or historical data?

• Historical

• Current

• Secondary

• Primary