Question

J.D. Power and Associates surveys new automobile owners to learn about the quality of recently purchased vehicles. The following questions were asked in the J.D. Power Initial Quality Survey, May 2012?
a. Did you purchase or lease the vehicle?
b. What price did you pay?
c. What is the overall attractiveness of your vehicle's exterior? (Unacceptable, Average,
Outstanding, or Truly Exceptional)
d. What is your average miles-per-gallon?
e. What is your overall rating of your new vehicle? (l- to 10-point scale with 1 Unacceptable and 10 Truly Exceptional)
Comment on whether each question provides categorical or quantitative data.

Answer 1

Answer:

a. Did you purchase or lease the vehicle?  CATEGORICAL DATA

b. What price did you pay?  QUANTITATIVE DATA

c. What is the overall attractiveness of your vehicle's exterior? (Unacceptable, Average,  Outstanding, or Truly Exceptional)  CATEGORICAL DATA

d. What is your average miles-per-gallon?  QUANTITATIVE DATA

e. What is your overall rating of your new vehicle? (l- to 10-point scale with 1 Unacceptable and 10 Truly Exceptional) QUANTITATIVE DATA

Explanation:

Quantitative data can be measured in numbers, e.g. 20 miles per gallon. While categorical data refers to non-numerical responses, e.g. higher quality, better looks, and is generally obtained by choosing one response from a group of available answers.