2.3 Data Classifications [Hawkes]

Speeds of cars driving on the highway are an example of which type of data?

Continuous

Indicate the level of measurement for the data set described. Release years of a list of 100 of the greatest movies of all time

Interval

Indicate the level of measurement for the data set described. Copyright years of all books in a library

Interval

Indicate the level of measurement for the data set described. Breeds of dogs owned by a sample of households

Nominal

In order to help decide when and where to advertise, an electronics repair company decided to pull invoices and tally what types of devices were repaired. There were twenty-five devices repaired that month. What is the level of measurement for the data? Are the data qualitative or quantitative?

Nominal, Qualitative

Indicate the level of measurement for the data set described. Political orientation as reported by students in a political science class (left, center, right)

Ordinal

Indicate the level of measurement for the data set described. Karate belt colors worn by members of a martial arts gym

Ordinal

Bank account numbers are an example of which type of data?

Qualitative

Classify the following data. Indicate whether the data is qualitative or quantitative, indicate whether the data is discrete, continuous, or neither, and indicate the level of measurement for the data. You toss a coin and record "head" as 1 and "tail" as 2.

Qualitative Neither Nominal

Classify the following data. Indicate whether the data is qualitative or quantitative, indicate whether the data is discrete, continuous, or neither, and indicate the level of measurement for the data. A new feature on a CD player did not work properly. The manufacturer wanted to know if this caused users any problems. The users were asked to select one of the categories given below: 1) Not a problem 2) Not very serious 3) Somewhat serious 4) Very serious

Qualitative Neither Ordinal

Amounts of yearly rainfall in Miami over the last 55 years are an example of which type of data?

Quantitative

Classify the following data. Indicate whether the data is qualitative or quantitative, indicate whether the data is discrete, continuous, or neither, and indicate the level of measurement for the data. The weights of a sample of 100100 Maine lobsters.

Quantitative Continuous Ratio

Classify the following data. Indicate whether the data is qualitative or quantitative, indicate whether the data is discrete, continuous, or neither, and indicate the level of measurement for the data. Birth years of each person in your family.

Quantitative Discrete Interval

Indicate the level of measurement for the data set described. Amount of weight lost by each participant in a fitness boot camp

Ratio

Number of calories in each item on a menu

Ratio