MD. 2 Data: Types of Date

What type of data is produced by the survey question: "What is your favorite color?"

• Numerical data

• Categorical data

• Both categorical and numerical data

• None of the above

How many pets do you have? This question produces which type of data?

• Categorical data

• Numerical data

• Both categorical and numerical data

• None of the above

The survey question, "How many hours do you spend reading each week?" yields which kind of data?

• Categorical data

• Numerical data

• Both categorical and numerical data

• Not applicable

When determining the type of data a survey question produces, what is the key factor?

• The number of answers

• Whether the answers can be grouped into categories or counted

• The length of the question

• The age of the respondents

In a coordinate plane, which axis runs vertically?

• x-axis

• y-axis

• z-axis

• diagonal axis

Tags

CCSS.5.G.A.1

What is the term for the horizontal line in a coordinate plane?

• y-axis

• x-axis

• coordinate line

• data line

Tags

CCSS.5.G.A.1

If you were to create a line graph, which coordinate would you plot the number of hours spent on homework?

• x-coordinate

• y-coordinate

• both x and y-coordinate

• none of the above

Tags

CCSS.5.G.A.1

Which of the following questions would produce categorical data?

• How many friends do you have?

• What is your shoe size?

• What is your favorite season?

• How many books do you read per month?

What type of data is represented by the survey question, "How old are you?"

• Categorical data

• Numerical data

• Both categorical and numerical data

• Not applicable

What is the purpose of a line graph?

• To show a comparison between different categories

• To plot points that represent data over time

• To gather survey data

• To categorize information