Key Terms (1.1)

Question 1

What is Quantitative Data?

Answer 1

Anything that can be measured or counted.

Question 2

What is Qualitative Data?

Answer 2

Anything that is relative or based on a quality or description.

Question 3

What is Categorical Data?

Answer 3

Qualitative Data broken down into a manageable number of categories that we can analyze. Frequently used with Qualitative Data.

Question 4

Population

Answer 4

Entire group in study.

Question 5

Sample

Answer 5

Smaller group or subset of population.

Question 6

Statistic

Answer 6

A number obtained from the sample.

Question 7

Discrete Data

Answer 7

Data you cannot count on your fingers.

Question 8

Discrete Data

Answer 8

Data you cannot count on your fingers. Quantitative Data that is counted, not measured (i.e. Number of People, Number of Eggs, etc.)

Question 9

Continuous Data

Answer 9

Data generated from measurements. Quantitative data that is measured, not counted (i.e. Heights, Weights, Volumes, etc.)