FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS

TYPES OF DATA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A class collects data on which place they would like to visit for a vacation.
A
Categorical Data
B
Numerical Data
C
Change Over Time
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Categorical variables represent types of data which may be divided into groups. Examples of categorical variables are race, sex, age group, and educational level.

Detailed explanation-2: -Categorical survey questions are used to collect categorical data. These questions usually have word responses. For example, “Do you own at least one dog?” is a categorical survey question because the answer is either “yes” or “no.”

Detailed explanation-3: -Categorical data is the statistical data comprising categorical variables of data that are converted into categories. One of the examples is a grouped data.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are two main types of categorical data: nominal data and ordinal data.

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