1.2 Data Basics

Question 1

Quantitative

Answer 1

takes numerical values for which arithmetic operations make sense

Question 2

types of quantitative data

Answer 2

discrete and continuous

Question 3

Discrete Data

Answer 3

assumes values that can be counted

Question 4

Continuous Data

Answer 4

assumes values that are uncountable, typically can take on all values on an interval

Question 5

Categorical Data

Answer 5

a type of qualitative data that places an individual into one of serval groups, can be a number that doesn’t quantify anything

Question 6

Types of qualitative data

Answer 6

nominal and ordinal

Question 7

nominal

Answer 7

data that consist of names, labels, or categories only, a variable that can be identified simply by nothing its presence

Question 8

ordinal

Answer 8

data that does have a natural order