11.01 Types of data
State whether the following examples are numerical or categorical data:
Favourite flavours
Maximum temperature
Daily temperature
Types of horses
Amount owing on layby
Types of vegetables
Brands of tablets
Types of folders
Daily UV index
Maximum rainfall
Favourite colours
Colours of folders
Brands of phones
Maximum snowfall
Types of dogs
Types of fruits
Amount remaining on interest free purchase
State whether the following data types are discrete or continuous:
The number of classrooms in your school
Daily humidity
The ages of a group of people
The time taken to run 200 metres
Lengths of cats' whiskers
The distance from the Earth to nearby galaxies
How long it takes you to fall asleep at night
Amount of money paid for walking the dog
The number of people taller than you in your class
The top speed of different models of motorcycles
The size of people's rare coin collections
The amount of soda you drink in a day
The world record time for solving 10 Rubik's cubes
The hourly pay rate for a particular job
The number of views that a YouTube channel has
The snowfall in your city
Number of children in your sports team
The strength of an earthquake
Amount of money owing on a mortgage
Your marks in your most recent Physics test
State whether the following are nominal or ordinal categorical data:
Eye colour
Your birthdate
Temperature
Favourite song
State/territory of birth
Year level
Speed of light
Position in a queue
Classify the following data examples as one of the following types:
- Quantitative continuous
- Quantitative discrete
- Categorical
The workplaces of people living in Sydney
The body temperature of a hospital patient taken over a 21-hour period
The brands of breakfast foods in a supermarket
The weights of club members
The number of people attending a netball game
Classify the following data examples as one of the following types:
- Numerical Discrete
- Numerical Continuous
- Categorical Ordinal
- Categorical Nominal
Population of your town
Types of trailers in a shopping centre carpark
Heights of people at an athletics carnival
Weights of dogs
The languages spoken in your class
The number of languages students in your town speak
The number of people at an athletics carnival
The time spent playing games each day
The number of sports equipment that you own