Understanding Statistics and Data Types

Which of the following is NOT one of the four main steps in statistics?

• Asking a question

• Collecting data

• Drawing conclusions

• Ignoring data

What is a key advantage of primary data over secondary data?

• It is more reliable

• It is always cheaper to collect

• It is easier to find

• It requires less effort

Which type of data is collected directly by the researcher?

• Quantitative data

• Secondary data

• Qualitative data

• Primary data

What type of data is represented by a person's hair color?

• Qualitative data

• Primary data

• Quantitative data

• Secondary data

Which of the following is an example of quantitative data?

• The brand of a phone

• The taste of a fruit

• The height of a building

• The color of a car

What is a characteristic of discrete data?

• It is always continuous

• It comes in fixed values

• It is always qualitative

• It can take any value within a range

Which of the following is an example of discrete data?

• The temperature of a room

• The length of a rope

• The number of students in a class

• The weight of a bag

What defines continuous data?

• It is always a whole number

• It is always discrete

• It can take any value within a range

• It is always qualitative

Which of the following is an example of continuous data?

• The number of books on a shelf

• The volume of water in a bottle

• The number of cars in a parking lot

• The number of pages in a book

Which type of data allows for values in between fixed points?

• Primary data

• Qualitative data

• Discrete data

• Continuous data