Classifying and Representing Data (HSC SSCE Mathematics Standard): Quizzes
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What type of data describes characteristics or qualities rather than quantities?
What type of data describes characteristics or qualities rather than quantities?
Categorical data
Which type of categorical data has labels with no particular order or ranking?
Which type of categorical data has labels with no particular order or ranking?
Nominal data
What type of data uses labels that indicate a specific order or ranking?
What type of data uses labels that indicate a specific order or ranking?
Ordinal data
What is the key difference between nominal and ordinal data?
What is the key difference between nominal and ordinal data?
Ordinal has sequence, nominal does not
Which type of data can only take exact, specific numerical values from counting?
Which type of data can only take exact, specific numerical values from counting?
Discrete data
What type of data can take any numerical value within a range from measuring?
What type of data can take any numerical value within a range from measuring?
Continuous data
According to the counting vs measuring rule, what type of data results from counting?
According to the counting vs measuring rule, what type of data results from counting?
Discrete
Why don't numbers in categorical data have mathematical meaning?
Why don't numbers in categorical data have mathematical meaning?
They're just labels for categories
What type of data is the number of students in a classroom?
What type of data is the number of students in a classroom?
Discrete
What type of data is a student's height in centimetres?
What type of data is a student's height in centimetres?
Continuous