Types of Data

Qualitative

data described in words

Quantitative

data described in numbers

Continuous data

numeric data that can have any value within a certain range

continuous data examples

• height

• temperature

• time

• weight

discrete data

numeric data that can only have certain values

discrete data examples

• shoe size

• number of pages in a book

• numerical clothing sizes

Categoric/nominal

word form data which fits into a specific group or category

categoric/nominal data examples

• eye colour

• hair colour

• favourite sports

ordinal data

categorical data that can be put into an order

ordinal data examples

• education level

• restaurant ratings

• economic status

graphs for continuous data

• Line graphs

• Histograms

graphs for discrete data

• Bar graphs

graphs for categorical/nominal data

• Bar graphs

• Circle graphs

graphs for ordinal data

• Bar graphs 

• Histograms