Question 1
A student records the number of TVs in the houses of the students in his class.
What type of data is this?
Select the correct answer from the list below:
A: Discrete
B: Continuous
C: Secondary
D: Categorical
CORRECT ANSWER: A: Discrete
WORKED SOLUTION:
This is an example of discrete data – the values given in response by his classmates must be whole number values.
Level 3
Question 2
A student records the height of students in his class.
What type of data is this?
Select the correct answer from the list below:
A: Discrete
B: Continuous
C: Secondary
D: Categorical
CORRECT ANSWER: B: Continuous
WORKED SOLUTION:
A persons height is an example of continuous data – the responses by his classmates can, in theory, be given to an infinite degree of precision.
Level 3
Question 3
A student records the favourite colour of his classmates.
What type of data is this?
Select the correct answer from the list below:
A: Qualitative
B: Quantitative
C: Secondary
D: Categorical
CORRECT ANSWER: A: Qualitative
WORKED SOLUTION:
A colour is an example of qualitative data – the responses by his classmates can only by described using words.
Other examples include: hair colour, favouite film and favourite musisican.
Level 3
Question 4
A teacher marks the results of their students.
What type of data is this?
Select the correct answer from the list below:
A: Primary
B: Continuous
C: Secondary
D: Categorical
CORRECT ANSWER: A: Primary
WORKED SOLUTION:
This is an example of primary data – it is the teacher who is collecting the data first hand.
Level 3
Question 5
A teacher marks the results of their students.
What type of data is this?
Select the correct answer from the list below:
A: Discrete
B: Continuous
C: Secondary
D: Categorical
CORRECT ANSWER: A: Discrete
WORKED SOLUTION:
This is an example of discrete data – the marks the teacher gives goes up in increments.
Level 3