Types Of Data

Question 1

What is Quantitative data?

Answer 1

• Quantitative data deals with numbers

* Example would be height, Prices, area and volume

Question 2

What is Qualitative data?

Answer 2

• Qualitative data deals with characteristics
• It’s when you classify or judge something
• Example would be smells, taste, texture and colours

Question 3

What can Quantitative data be?

Answer 3

• Discrete or Continuous

Question 4

What is Discrete data?

Answer 4

• Discrete data is a count that can’t be made more precise
• Example would be classified into categories of( number of children, adult or pets)

• Can’t have 1.5 kids

Question 5

What is Continuous data?

Answer 5

• Continuous data are divided and reduced to finer and finer levels
• Example would be( meters, centimetres and height)

Question 6

What is Cluster sampling?

Answer 6

• Cluster sampling is when the researcher divides the population into separate groups
• Then a simple random sample of cluster is selected from the population

Question 7

What is a Quota sample?

Answer 7

• Quota sampling is a non probability sampling technique

* Wherein the assembled sample had the same proportion of individuals as the entire population