types of data Flashcards
1
Q
Nominal data features have different…
A
names
2
Q
which data type is always shows on a map as labels?
A
nominal
3
Q
which type seperates features into distinct groups or classes?
A
categorical
4
Q
Categorical data is represented with which type of map?
A
unique values map
5
Q
Ordinal data categories are ranked based on what?
A
some quantitative measure
6
Q
Ordinal data is represented with what map if the values are text?
A
unique values map
7
Q
Ordinal data is represented with what map if the values are numerical?
A
unique values map or graduated colour map
8
Q
What data type has a meaningful zero point value?
A
ratio
9
Q
which data type has a regular scale with no meaningful zero point value?
A
interval
10
Q
Any scale with negative values is what data type?
A
interval
