Here is a list of questions. For each question, decide if the responses will produce numerical data or categorical data and give
two possible responses. What is your favorite breakfast food? Numerical or Categorical data?
How did you get to school this morning? Numerical or Categorical data?
How many different teachers do you have? Numerical or Categorical data?
What is the last thing you ate or drank? Numerical or Categorical data?
How many minutes did it take you to get ready this morning—from waking up to leaving for school? Numerical or Categorical data?
Numerical data are majorly in digit form (i.e numbers), while a categorical data deals with grouped data. Thus some probable answers to the questions are:
1. Categorical data.
ii. Possible responses could be: English breakfast or Continental breakfast.
2. Categorical data.
ii. Possible responses could be: either by road or by air transportation
3. Numerical data.
ii. Possible responses could be: 6 or 10
4. Categorical data.
ii. Possible responses could be: snacks or soft drink
5. Numerical data.
ii. Possible responses could be: 20 minutes or 30 minutes
