Types of Data

A car salesman records information about the cars he is selling.

The number of doors is _____ data

• Qualitative

• Continuous

• Discrete

A shop owner records information about his customers.

The method of transport is _____ data

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

There are 40 sheep on a farm.

The colour of the sheep is _____ data

• Qualitative

• Discrete

• Continuous

Volume of air in a balloon

• Categorical: nominal

• Categorical: ordinal

• Quantitative: discrete

• Quantitative: continuous

Traffic crossing a bridge in an hour

• Categorical: nominal

• Categorical: ordinal

• Quantitative: discrete

• Quantitative: continuous

Price of an ice cream

• Categorical: nominal

• Categorical: ordinal

• Quantitative: discrete

• Quantitative: continuous

House number

• Categorical: nominal

• Categorical: ordinal

• Quantitative: discrete

• Quantitative: continuous

Exam grade (for example, B+)

• Categorical: nominal

• Categorical: ordinal

• Quantitative: discrete

• Quantitative: continuous

Favourite sport

• Categorical: nominal

• Categorical: ordinal

• Quantitative: discrete

• Quantitative: continuous

Colour of eyes

• Categorical: nominal

• Categorical: ordinal

• Quantitative: discrete

• Quantitative: continuous