revision powerpoint: types of data

Question 1

Types of data
Categorical

Answer 1

Made up of categories eg. dog breeds

Question 2

Types of data
Binary

Answer 2

two distinct types of things eg. male and female

Question 3

Types of data
Nominal

Answer 3

named data that can’t be ranked eg. ethnicity

Question 4

Types of data
Ordinal

Answer 4

data that can be ranked eg.
economy and business class
Happy, okay, sad
pain score

Question 5

Types of data
Continuous

Answer 5

can take on any value within a range eg. weight, height, temp,

2 types: ratio and interval data
ratio: 0 means there is none
interval: there is no true zero eg. temp (0 degrees doesn’t mean there is not temperature)

Question 6

Types of data
Ratio

Answer 6

TRUE ZERO
0 means there is none eg. no. of children

Question 7

Types of data
Interval

Answer 7

NO TRUE ZERO
eg. temp (0 degrees doesn’t mean there is not temperature)

Question 8

types of data
discrete

Answer 8

takes on certain values eg. number of children -you can not have half a child

Question 9

discrete vs continuous

Answer 9

discrete: take on a certain value - no. of children
continuous: take on any value - temp

Question 10

ratio vs interval

Answer 10

ratio- true zero eg. no. of children
interval - no true zero eg. temp