DATA

Quantitative

Qualitative
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Discrete
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Continuous
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What is Data?
Data can be defined as a collection of facts
(numbers, words, measurements, etc) or
information from which conclusions may be
drawn.

Datum

: Single fact

Data

: Collection of datum (fact)

Example:
The data shown below are marks scores on 10 math
tests

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That data consist of 10 datum. The biggest datum

is 10, and smallest datum is 5

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 Qualitative Data
Qualitative data are measures of 'types' and
may be represented by a name, symbol, or a
number code.

Qualitative data are data about categorical variables

(e.g. what type).

 Quantitative Data
Quantitative data are measures of
values or counts and are expressed as
numbers

Quantitative data are data about numeric variables

(e.g. how many; how much; or how often).

 Quantitative Data
There are two types of quantitative data, that are discrete
data and continuous data

Discrete Data

Discrete data is data that is

obtained by calculating
Example:
data of the number of
children in the family

Continuous Data

Continuous data is data obtained

by measuring
Example:
Data of height students