Data Literacy Quiz

What is the primary purpose of exploring data?

• To perform complex calculations

• To identify and correct data problems affecting conclusions

• To create visualizations

• To simplify datasets

Which level of measurement involves categories that cannot be ordered or ranked?

• Ordinal

• Interval

• Nominal

• Ratio

What differentiates ordinal data from nominal data?

• Ordinal data uses numbers, while nominal data does not

• Ordinal data follows a strict order or rank, while nominal data does not

• Ordinal data is always quantitative, while nominal data is qualitative

• Ordinal data can be used for calculations, while nominal data cannot

Which of the following is an example of interval data?

• Weight of a person

• Temperature measured in Celsius

• Rating of a movie as excellent, good, or bad

• Brand names of cars

Why can ratios not be calculated for interval level data?

• The differences between data points do not make sense

• It does not have a true zero point

• It is qualitative data

• It cannot be used in calculations

Nominal data can be used for calculations.

• True

• False

Ordinal data allows for ranking but does not measure the differences between ranks.

• True

• False

A temperature of 80°C is four times hotter than 20°C

• True

• False

Ratio level data has a true zero point.

• True

• False

The number on the back of a cricketer's T-shirt is an example of ordinal data.

• True

• False