Multiple Choice
Which type of data visualization is most appropriate for showing the composition of values within a categorical variable?
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Visualizing Qualitative vs. Quantitative Data
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Which of the following is an example of quantitative data?
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The types of pets owned by students
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The colors of cars in a parking lot
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The brands of smartphones used by survey participants
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The heights of students measured in
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Understand the difference between qualitative and quantitative data. Qualitative data describes categories or qualities, such as types, colors, or brands, which cannot be measured numerically.
Quantitative data, on the other hand, consists of numerical values that represent measurable quantities, such as height, weight, or age.
Review each option: 'The types of pets owned by students', 'The colors of cars in a parking lot', and 'The brands of smartphones used by survey participants' are all examples of qualitative data because they describe categories.
The option 'The heights of students measured in centimeters' is quantitative data because height is a measurable numerical value.
Therefore, the correct example of quantitative data is the one involving heights measured in centimeters.
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