Quantitative and Categorical Data

The mass of the chocolate cake is 250 g.

• Categorical

• quantitative

The number of balloons in a store

• Categorical

• Quantitative Data

The type of sports at the Olympics

• Categorical

• Quantitative Data

The type of shoes

• Categorical Data

• Quantitative Data

The color of marbles in a jar

• Categorical Data

• Quantitative Data

The type of pets a person owns

• Categorical Data

• Quantitative Data

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

The bug was 5 cm long.

• Categorical Data

• Quantitative data

It is the science of collecting, organising, analysing and interpreting data in order to make decisions.

• Data

• Statistics

• Variable

• Population

What is data?

• Information coming from observations, counts, measurements or responses.

• The science of collecting, organising, analysing, and interpreting data in order to make decisions.

• A numerical description of a population characteristic.

• A numerical description of a sample characteristic.