S1 Types Of Data Flashcards
1
Q
Quantitative data
A
Variables associate with numerical observations
2
Q
Categorical data
A
Variables that can be separated into categories
3
Q
Discrete data
A
Variables that can only take specific values in a given range/integers/fixed numbers (eg shoes - halves or whole numbers)
4
Q
Continuous data
A
Variables that can take any value in a given range (eg height, weight, length)
5
Q
Qualitative data
A
Variables associated with non-numerical observations
6
Q
Median of grouped data:
A
Lower class boundary +
n/2 - cf before ( ——————— ) f of group
x class width