Statistics Categorical vs Quantitative

Jersey Number

• Categorical

• Quantitative

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

What is the branch of mathematics dealing with the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data?

• Algebra

• Geometry

• Probability

• Statistics

Who provides your cell phone service?

• Categorical

• Quantitative

Is the information collected during the survey numerical or categorical data?

• Numerical data. I know this because the y-axis is labeled with numbers. 

• Numerical data. I know this because the surveyor counted how many people that they surveyed. 

• Categorical data. I know this because the responses to the survey are names. 

• Categorical data. I know this because each column is a different color. 

Which of the following is an example of categorical data?

• High School Graduate or Not

• Annual Income

• Years of Schooling Completed

• Years of playing an instrument

What type of Data are we collecting when asking: "What kind on pet do you have?"

• Categorical Data

• Quantitative Data

What type of Data are we collecting when asking: "Where were you born?"

• Categorical Data

• Quantitative Data

What type of Data are we collecting when asking: "How much does your backpack weigh?"

• Categorical Data

• Quantitative Data

Hours Studying

• Categorical

• Quantitative