A-level · Data presentation

Types of data and grouped frequencyExam-style questions

Qualitative vs quantitative data, and within quantitative the split between discrete and continuous; how continuous data is grouped into classes, and how to read off the class boundaries, class width and midpoint you need before you can draw a histogram or estimate an average.

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DifficultyAllLevel 2Level 3
  1. 1
    State whether each of the following variables is qualitative or quantitative, and if quantitative, whether it is discrete or continuous:
    (a) the number of goals scored in a football match;
    (b) the time taken to complete a puzzle;
    (c) a person's eye colour.
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  2. 2
    A student records the mass of each of 3030 apples. State whether this data is discrete or continuous, and explain your answer.
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