Exploring Research and Data Types

Which of the following is an example of qualitative data?

• The height of a student in metres

• The colour of a car

• The weight of a bag in pounds

• The temperature in Celsius

What type of research involves collecting data that can be measured and expressed numerically?

• Qualitative research

• Quantitative research

• Descriptive research

• Exploratory research

Which of the following is a primary data source?

• A textbook summary

• A newspaper article about a scientific study

• Data collected from an experiment you conducted

• An encyclopaedia entry

Which type of data is best described as "categorical"?

• The number of books in a library

• The names of different fruits

• The mass of a rock in kgs

• The length of a pencil in centimetres

What is the main purpose of descriptive research?

• To test a hypothesis

• To describe characteristics of a population

• To establish cause and effect

• To manipulate variables

Which of the following is an example of discrete data?

• The temperature in a classroom

• The number of students in a class

• The height of a tree in metres

• The weight of a parcel in ounces

Which type of research is most likely to use interviews and open-ended questions?

• Quantitative research

• Qualitative research

• Experimental research

• Correlational research

Which of the following is a secondary data source?

• Survey responses you collected

• A government report you read

• Measurements you took in a science experiment

• Observations you made in a field study

Which of the following best describes ordinal data?

• Data that can be counted but not ordered

• Data that can be ordered but the differences are not meaningful

• Data that can be measured and has a true zero

• Data that is only descriptive and cannot be ordered

What is the main characteristic of experimental research?

• Observing subjects in their natural environment

• Manipulating variables to determine cause and effect

• Analysing existing data sets

• Describing trends over time