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10.02 Categorical and numerical data

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Classification of data
1

State whether the following examples are numerical or categorical data:

a

Favorite flavours

b

Maximum temperature

c

Daily temperature

d

Types of horses

e

Amount owing on layby

f

Types of vegetables

g

Brands of tablets

h

Types of folders

i

Daily UV index

j

Maximum rainfall

k

Favorite colours

l

Colours of folders

m

Brands of phones

n

Maximum snowfall

o

Types of dogs

p

Types of fruits

q

Amount remaining on interest free purchase

2

State whether the following data types are discrete or continuous:

a

The number of classrooms in your school

b

Daily humidity

c

The ages of a group of people

d

The time taken to run 200 metres

e

Lengths of cats' whiskers

f

The distance from the Earth to nearby galaxies

g

How long it takes you to fall asleep at night

h

Amount of money paid for walking the dog

i

The number of people taller than you in your class

j

The top speed of different models of motorcycles

k

The size of people's rare coin collections

l

The amount of soda you drink in a day

m

The world record time for solving 10 Rubik's cubes

n

The hourly pay rate for a particular job

o

The number of views that a YouTube channel has

p

The snowfall in your city

q

Number of children in your sports team

r

The strength of an earthquake

s

Amount of money owing on a mortgage

t

Your marks in your most recent Physics test

3

State whether the following are nominal or ordinal categorical data:

a

Eye colour

b

Your birthdate

c

Temperature

d

Favourite song

e

State/territory of birth

f

Year level

g

Speed of light

h

Position in a queue

4

Classify the following data examples as one of the following types:

  • Quantitative continuous
  • Quantitative discrete
  • Categorical
a

The workplaces of people living in Sydney

b

The body temperature of a hospital patient taken over a 21-hour period

c

The brands of breakfast foods in a supermarket

d

The weights of club members

e

The number of people attending a netball game

5

Classify the following data examples as one of the following types:

  • Numerical Discrete
  • Numerical Continuous
  • Categorical Ordinal
  • Categorical Nominal
a

Population of your town

b

Types of trailers in a shopping centre carpark

c

Heights of people at an athletics carnival

d

Weights of dogs

e

The languages spoken in your class

f

The number of languages students in your town speak

g

The number of people at an athletics carnival

h

The time spent playing games each day

i

The number of sports equipment that you own

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