1. Types of Data

2. Primary vs. Secondary Data
First hand data gathered by the researcher himself/herself
Surveys, observations, experiments, personal interviews, etc.
Secondary Data:
Data collected by someone else earlier
Websites, books, journal articles, etc.

3. Data: a collection of facts, such as numbers, words, measurements, observations or even just descriptions of things.
Qualitative data (categorical) is descriptive information (it describes something)
Quantitative data (numerical  is numerical information (numbers)

4. Two main types of qualitative data:
NOMINAL
ORDINAL
Two main types of quantitative data:
CATEGORICAL
NUMERICAL

6. Ex. Marital status

7. Ex. Ranking how you feel about something 0-5
Ex. Marital status

8. Ex. Ranking how you feel about something 0-5
Ex. Number of kittens in a litter
Ex. Marital status

9. Ex. temperature
Ex. Ranking how you feel about something 0-5
Ex. Number of kittens in a litter
Ex. Marital status

10. Number of students in a class Eye colour Weight Temperature Pets
Identify each of the following data sets as categorical or numerical then nominal, ordinal, discrete or continuous by creating a graphic organizer. Once you are done, get a package to work on from the teacher.
Gender
Height
Age
Shoe Size
Service Satisfaction
Dog Breeds
Movie Ratings
Schoolwork pressure
Arm span
Favourite subject
Number of students in a class
Eye colour
Weight
Temperature
Pets
Number of people in the household
Wrist circumference
Number of days during which you did an intense physical activity last week