WorksheetsDifferent Types of Data
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What kind of data is this question based on? "How do you usually get to school?"
Categorical Data
Numerical Data
______ can only take certain values.
continuous data
discrete data
_______ can take any value (within a range), is measured.
continuous data
discrete data
Which variable is considered continuous data?
Number of students in a classroom
Number of fish in a tank
Time spent by a doctor examining a person
Which variable is considered discrete data?
Total pounds of fish caught on a fishing trip
Number of votes in an election
Time left on a parking meter
Numerical data is...
information that is divided into groups and is not measured.
information that is divided into groups.
information that is only letters.
information that is something that is measurable.
Bobby asked everyone on his track team his/her best mileage time. Susie asked everyone on the track team what were his/her favorite pair of running shoes. Who collected numerical data?
Bobby
Susie
Both
Anna asked everyone which technology they use the most. Sam asked everyone how many phones do they have at home. Who collected categorical data?
Anna
Sam
Both
John was collecting everyone's weight. Is this continuous data or discrete data?
continuous data
discrete data
Melanie was collecting data on the number of children at school. Is this continuous data or discrete data?
continuous data
discrete data
Trey wanted to collect information on the different breeds of dogs. Is this numerical data or categorical data?
numerical data
categorical data
Data that is collected in number form and can be ordered in ascending and descending order. Answers could be in the form of fractions or decimals.
Numerical Data
Categorical Data
Ascending
Descending
Elizabeth asks her friends how many brothers and/or sisters they have at home. What type of data is she collecting?
Numerical
Categorical
Statistical
Tucker gave his class a survey asking each student what type of cookies they like and how often they eat cookies. Which of this information is categorical data?
How often the students eat cookies
What type of cookies the students eat
Both what type of cookies and how often the students eat them.
None of the information is categorical.
John collects three different models of cars, each car can go different speeds. What part of this information can be considered categorical data?
The model of cars
The speeds of the cars
Both the models of cars and their speeds
None of this information is categorical data
