Which of the following is an example of CONTINUOUS data?
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Classify and tabulate statistical data; distinguish between qualitative and quantitative (discrete and continuous) data.
Which of the following is an example of CONTINUOUS data?
Give one example of qualitative data that could be collected from a survey.
[1 mark]Classify each of the following as discrete or continuous: (i) the mass of a parcel in kg, (ii) the number of cars in a car park.
[2 marks]A tally of shoe sizes for a class of 30 students gives: size 5 → 4 students, size 6 → 9, size 7 → 11, size 8 → 5, size 9 → 1.
State whether the data is discrete or continuous.
[1 mark]State the modal shoe size for this class.
[1 mark]Which of the following data types is QUANTITATIVE and DISCRETE?
A survey records the favourite sport and gender of 60 students. The results: 14 boys and 8 girls chose football; 5 boys and 12 girls chose tennis; the rest chose neither.
How many students chose neither football nor tennis?
[2 marks]State whether 'favourite sport' is qualitative or quantitative data.
[1 mark]The time taken (in seconds) by each runner to complete a 100 m race is recorded. Classify this data fully (qualitative/quantitative, discrete/continuous).
[2 marks]Explain why the following statement is INCORRECT: 'Age in completed years is continuous data.'
[2 marks]