1. Section 1.2 Data Classifications
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Section 1.2
Data Classifications

2. Descriptions and labels Counts and measurements
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Qualitative vs. Quantitative:
Qualitative
Quantitative
Descriptions and labels
Counts and measurements

3. The weights of members of the football team. Quantitative
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Classify as Qualitative or Quantitative:
The weights of members of the football team.
Quantitative
The flavors of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream.
Qualitative
The jersey numbers of a women’s basketball team.
Student ID numbers

4. Usually counts of things
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Continuous vs. Discrete:
Qualitative
Quantitative
DISCRETE
Continuous
Usually counts of things
Usually measurements

5. The temperature in Fahrenheit of cities in North Mississippi.
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Classify as discrete or continuous:
The temperature in Fahrenheit of cities in North Mississippi.
Continuous
The number of rooms in a house.
Discrete
The number of peanuts in a jar.
The height of a door in inches.

6. 0 means the absence of something
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Levels of Measurement
Ratio
0 means the absence of something
Interval
0 is a placeholder
Ordinal
Order
Nominal
Names

7. Quantitative – Interval The colors contained in a box of crayons.
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Determine the level of measurement:
Today’s high temperature (in Fahrenheit) for varying cities across the U.S.
Quantitative – Interval
The colors contained in a box of crayons.
Qualitative – Nominal
The boiling point (in Kelvin’s) for varying chemical compounds.
Quantitative – Ratio
The individual page numbers at the bottom of each page in the statistics book.
Quantitative – Ordinal