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Introductory Statistics – Worksheet 1.2
Determine whether the data are Qualitative or Quantitative.
1. The telephone numbers in a telephone directory
2. The daily high temperatures for the month of July
3. The lengths of movies playing at a theater
4. The player numbers for a soccer team
5. Blood pressure measurements
6. Options on a “Favorite Food” survey
Identify the Level of Measurement for each data set.
Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio
7. The top 5 teams in the final college football poll released in January 2007 are
listed.
1. Florida 2. Ohio State 3. LSU 4. USC 5. Boise State
8. The three political parties in the 110th Congress are listed below.
Republican
Democrat
Independent
9. The lengths (in inches) of a sample of striped bass caught in Maryland waters
are listed. (Adapted from: National Marine Fisheries Service, Fisheries Statistics and
Economics Division)
16
17.25
19
18.75
21
20.3
19.8
24
21.82
Identify the Level of Measurement for each data set.
Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio
10.
The top 5 fiction books on The New York Times best seller list.
11.
The list of temperatures of all patients in a pediatrician office seen on a certain
day.
12.
The amount of snowfall in a particular town for each day in the month of January.
13.
The year of college graduation of all the doctors in a hospital
14.
The ticket prices for all concerts held at Heinz Field in the year 2012.
15.
Employees gender