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Differentiating Types of Data

The document discusses different types of data including quantitative and qualitative data, categorical and numerical data, and discrete and continuous data. It also describes the four levels of measurement: nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio levels.

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Differentiating Types of Data

The document discusses different types of data including quantitative and qualitative data, categorical and numerical data, and discrete and continuous data. It also describes the four levels of measurement: nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio levels.

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​ Differentiating Types of Data: Discrete data consists of distinct,

separate values with no values in


a. Quantitative and Qualitative: between. These values are typically
counted and are often whole numbers.
Quantitative data refers to numerical ● Example: Number of students in
data that can be measured and a classroom, number of cars in a
expressed with numbers. It deals with parking lot.
quantities or amounts.
● Example: Height of students in a Continuous data represents
class, weight of fruits in measurements and can take on any
kilograms. value within a given range. It can be
measured to any level of precision.
Qualitative data, on the other hand, ● Example: Height of a person,
refers to non-numerical data that temperature of a room.
describes qualities or characteristics. It ​ Four Levels of Measurement:
deals with qualities, attributes, or a. Nominal Level:
categories. ● This is the simplest level of
● Example: Color of cars in a measurement where data
parking lot, types of fruits in a is categorized or labeled
basket. without any order or
ranking.
b. Categorical and Numerical: ● Examples: Gender (male,
female), types of cars
Categorical data consists of categories (sedan, SUV, truck).
or labels used to identify different ​ b. Ordinal Level:
groups or classes. This type of data ● In this level, data is
cannot be ordered or measured categorized, and the
numerically. categories have a natural
● Example: Types of pets (dogs, order or ranking, but the
cats, birds), favorite colors (red, differences between them
blue, green). are not meaningful.
● Examples: Educational
Numerical data, as mentioned earlier,
levels (high school, college,
consists of numerical values that
postgraduate), ranking in
represent quantities or measurements.
a race (1st place, 2nd
● Example: Number of books sold
place, 3rd place).
in a bookstore, temperature
​ c. Interval Level:
readings in Celsius.
● This level of measurement
not only categorizes and
c. Discrete and Continuous:
ranks the data, but it also
ensures that the intervals
between adjacent values ● At this level, data not only
are equal. However, there's has all the properties of
no true zero point. the interval level but also
● Examples: Temperature in possesses a true zero
Celsius or Fahrenheit, IQ point, indicating the
scores. absence of the measured
​ d. Ratio Level: attribute.
● Examples: Height, weight,
distance, time.

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