Categorical vs. Numerical Data

Favorite grade

• categorical

• numerical

• data that changes over time

Like or dislike of math

• categorical

• numerical

• data that changes over time

Number of books read over the summer

• categorical

• numerical

• data that changes over time

Do you have any brothers or sisters?

• Categorical

• Numerical

Where were you born? What kind of data would the results from this question produce?

• Categorical Data

• Numerical Data

What is your favorite band? What kind of data would the results from this question produce?

• Categorical Data

• Numerical Data

Yes and no data is represented by

• Categorical Data

• Numerical Data

Favorite Food

• Categorical Data

• Numerical Data

• Data that Changes over time

Favorite color

• Categorical Data

• Numerical Data

• Data that changes over time