Data types

Question 1

Observed values can be put into set categories which have no particular order or hierarchy.

You can count but not order or measure this type of data.

Answer 1

Nominal

Question 2

Observed values can be put into set categories which themselves can be ordered.

Answer 2

Ordinal

Question 3

Observed values are confined to a certain values, usually a finite number of whole numbers.

Answer 3

Discrete

Question 4

Data can take any value with certain range (for example weight)

Answer 4

Continuous

Question 5

Data may take one of two values (for example gender)

Answer 5

Binomial

Question 6

A measurement where the difference between two values is meaningful, such that equal differences between values correspond to real differences between the quantities that the scale measures (for example temperature)

Answer 6

Interval