Data classification

Question 1

What is qualitative data?

Answer 1

aka categorical data, consists of labels and descriptions of traits.

music type, eye color, …

Question 2

________ is known as numerical data, consists of counts or measurements.

Answer 2

quantitative data

ie height, weight, mpg, …

Question 3

Classify this statement as quantitative or qualitative.

“Shades of red paint in a how improvement store”

Answer 3

qualitative

Question 4

Classify this statement as quantitative or qualitative.

“Rankings for the most popular paint colors for the season”

Answer 4

quantitative (keyword ranking)

Question 5

Classify this statement as quantitative or qualitative.

“Amount of red primary dye necessary to make one gallon each shade of red paint”

Answer 5

quantitative (keyword amount of)

Question 6

Classify this statement as quantitative or qualitative.

“Number of paint choices available at several stores”

Answer 6

quantitative (keyword number)

Question 7

Q: Is the variable ‘number of toes’ qualitative or quantitative?

Answer 7

quantitative (keyword number)

Question 8

Describe discrete data?

Answer 8

quantitative data that can take on only particular values and are usually counts or ratios.

Question 9

Describe continuous data?

Answer 9

quantitative data that can take on any given value in a given interval and are usually measurements

Question 10

True or False

Qualitative data is neither discrete nor continuous

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Determine if the following statement is continuous or discrete data

“Temperatures in F of cities in South Carolina”

Answer 11

continuous

discrete based on what is currently being reported

Question 12

Determine if the following statement is continuous or discrete data

“Number of houses in various neighborhoods in a city”

Answer 12

discrete (keyword numbers)

Question 13

Determine if the following statement is continuous or discrete data

“Number of elliptical machines in a YMCA in your state”

Answer 13

discrete (keyword numbers)

Question 14

Determine if the following statement is continuous or discrete data

“Heights of doors”

Answer 14

continuous (measurement)

Question 15

Q: Is the variable ‘grade point average” discrete of continuos

Answer 15

discrete when reported on a transcript or report card.

Question 16

What are the four levels of measurement? French for black NOIR

Answer 16

nominal
ordinal
interval
ratio

Question 17

Nominal measurement is?

Answer 17

description

Question 18

Ordinal measurement is?

Answer 18

ordering

Question 19

An interval measurement is?

Answer 19

differences between levels

Question 20

A ratio measurement is?

Answer 20

true zero

Question 21

True or False

Data at the nominal level of measurement are qualitative data consisting of labels or names.

Answer 21

True

ie eye color

Question 22

True or False

Data at the ordinal level of measurement are qualitative data that can be arranged in a meaningful order, but calculations such as addition or division don’t make sense

Answer 22

True

ie social-economical status (position)

Question 23

Nominal or ordinal?

“The seat numbers on a concert ticket, A32 and B14

Answer 23

ordinal (seats are ordered)

Question 24

Nominal or ordinal?

The genres of music performed at the 2013 Grammys’s

Answer 24

nominal (categories)

Question 25

True or False

Data at the interval level of measurement are quantitative data that can be arranged in a meaningful order, and differences between data entries are meaningful.

Answer 25

True

ie shoe size, temp going from 77 to 82, birth years of a graduating class.

Question 26

True or False

Data at the ratio level of measurement are quantitative data that can be ordered, differences between data entries are meaningful, and the zero points indicate the absence of something.

Answer 26

True

ie year of birth with age, an age of 0
a height of 0 would indicate a lack of height.

Question 27

Classifying data by the level of measurement

Consider the ages in whole years of U.S. presidents when they were inaugurated. What level of measurement are these data?

Answer 27

ratio

Question 28

Levels of measurement for qualitative values are?

Answer 28

nominal - names

ordinal - order

Question 29

Levels of measurement for quantitative values are?

Answer 29

interval - 0 is the place holder

ratio - 0 represents the absence of something

Question 30

Determine the following classifications for the given data sets. qualitative or quantitative; discrete, continuous; and level of measurement.

“Finishing times for runners in the Labor Day 10k race”

Answer 30

ratio level
continuous
quantitative

Question 31

Determine the following classifications for the given data sets. qualitative or quantitative; discrete, continuous; and level of measurement.

“Colors in a crayon box”

Answer 31

qualitative
neither discrete or continuous
nominal

Question 32

Determine the following classifications for the given data sets. qualitative or quantitative; discrete, continuous; and level of measurement.

“Boiling points (on the Celsius scale) for various caramel candies

Answer 32

quantitative
continuous
interval

Question 33

Determine the following classifications for the given data sets. qualitative or quantitative; discrete, continuous; and level of measurement.

“The top ten Spring Break destinations as ranked by MTV”

Answer 33

qualitative
neither discrete or continuous
ordinal (ranking)