Lesson 3

Question 1

Data that is portrayed through numbers, meaning it can have a numerical value or be measured

Answer 1

Quantitative data

Question 2

A characteristic of quantitative data that identifies data that can be counted and can only take on a certain number of values

Answer 2

Discrete data

Question 3

A characteristic of quantitative data that identifies data that can be measured and can use any value

Answer 3

Continuous data

Question 4

A characteristic of qualitative data that identifies information that has no natural order

Answer 4

Nominal data

Question 5

A characteristic of qualitative data that identifies information that follows a natural order

Answer 5

Ordinal data

Question 6

What is the easiest way to distinguish if a category is nominal or ordinal

Answer 6

Determine whether there is a natural order

Question 7

Data that can be arranged into groups or categories based on its qualities; also known as categorical data

Answer 7

Qualitative data

Question 8

The most versatile of all field data types for design purposes

Answer 8

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