M2 - Data collection

Question 1

Ordinal data

Answer 1

data in which the values follow a natural order, There is no fixed origin or zero point. An example would be ranking systems like “strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree and strongly disagree”.

Question 2

Nominal data

Answer 2

type of data that is used to label variables without providing quantitative value. Examples could include hair colour, nationality, religion

Question 3

Discrete data

Answer 3

Nondivisible values. The numbers represent exact values and there are no numbers typically between values. Examples would include ticket sales, the number of students attending school on a particular day,

Question 4

Continuous data

Answer 4

ype of numerical data that refers to the unspecified number of possible measurements between two realistic points. These data points are often collected from precise measurements. Continuous data is all about accuracy.