DATA Analysis

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What is data?
A data is a collection of values that belong to

a set of items. Data is a fact and statistics collected together for reference or analysis

Example: Name of students Grades of students Ages of students

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Types of data
Quantitative data are measurements that are recorded on a naturally occurring numerical scale. e.g. height, weight, age Qualitative data are measurements that cannot be measured on a natural numerical scale; they can only be classified into one of a group of categories.

e.g. colour, gender,

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Types of quantitative data

Discrete Data: A type of data isdiscreteif

there are only a finite number of values possible or if there is a space on the number line between each 2 possible values.

e.g. Age, number of trees, Continuous Data: A type of data is continuous if it can take any value within a range. e.g. temperature, time, height
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Methods of data collection

Published data Internet Surveys

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Types of surveys
Questionnaires: Aquestionnaireis

aresearchinstrument consisting of a series ofquestionsfor the purpose of gathering information from respondents. It is a list of questions usually printed so that results can be analyzed. questions are asked by the interviewer and answers are noted so that the results can be analyzed.

Interviews: An interview is a setup where

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