Nature of the data (descriptive)

1. What is the nature of the data?
Scaled? Ordinal?

2. Scaled data can be measured in exact amounts.
12.5 feet60 degrees
80 Miles per hour

3. Scaled data can be measured in exact amounts.
12.5 feet60 degrees
80 Miles per hour
With equal intervals
Between 0 and 1 is 1 inch Between 13 and 14 is also 1 inch

4. Scaled data can be measured in exact amounts.
12.5 feet60 degrees
80 Miles per hour
1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place
Ordinal or ranked data provides comparative
amounts.

5. 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place
Ordinal or ranked data provides comparative
amounts. Not equal intervals
Scaled data can be measured in exact amounts.
12.5 feet60 degrees
80 Miles per hour
19.6 feet 12.4 feet18.2 feet

6. 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place
Ordinal or ranked data provides comparative
amounts. Not equal intervals
Scaled data can be measured in exact amounts.
12.5 feet60 degrees
80 Miles per hour
19.6 feet 12.4 feet18.2 feet

7. Let’s Practice!

8. Determine the type of data in each question
that follows:

9. What is the average driving speed of teenagers
on the freeway?
Scaled? Ordinal?

10. What is the average driving speed of teenagers
on the freeway?
Scaled? Ordinal?

11. What is the average driving speed of teenagers
on the freeway?
Scaled? Ordinal?

12. What is the average driving speed of teenagers
on the freeway?
Scaled? Ordinal?
Speed can be measured in exact amounts with
equal intervals.
12.5 feet60 degrees
80 Miles per hour

13. Next question

14. What are the top 3 states, in terms of overall
sense of well-being?
Scaled? Ordinal?

15. What are the top 3 states, in terms of overall
sense of well-being?
Scaled? Ordinal?

16. What are the top 3 states, in terms of overall
sense of well-being?
Scaled? Ordinal?

17. What are the top 3 states, in terms of overall
sense of well-being?
Scaled? Ordinal?
1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place
Ordinal or ranked data provides comparative
amounts.

18. Next question

19. What is the average weight of African or Asian
elephants and by how much do they differ?
Scaled? Ordinal?

20. What is the average weight of African or Asian
elephants and by how much do they differ?
Scaled? Ordinal?

21. What is the average weight of African or Asian
elephants and by how much do they differ?
Scaled? Ordinal?

22. Weight can be measured in exact amounts.
12.5 feet60 degrees
80 Miles per hour
What is the average weight of African or Asian
elephants and by how much do they differ?
Scaled? Ordinal?

23. Final question

24. Of all of the hospitals across the nation,
Eastridge Hospital is in the 93rd percentile in
patient satisfaction with services and Westridge
Hospital is in the 31st percentile?
Scaled? Ordinal?

25. Of all of the hospitals across the nation,
Eastridge Hospital is in the 93rd percentile in
patient satisfaction with services and Westridge
Hospital is in the 31st percentile?
Scaled? Ordinal?

26. Of all of the hospitals across the nation,
Eastridge Hospital is in the 93rd percentile in
patient satisfaction with services and Westridge
Hospital is in the 31st percentile?
Scaled? Ordinal?

27. Of all of the hospitals across the nation,
Eastridge Hospital is in the 93rd percentile in
patient satisfaction with services and Westridge
Hospital is in the 31st percentile?
Scaled? Ordinal?
Percentiles provide comparative amounts. In this case, 93% of
all hospital have lower patient satisfaction scores than Eastridge
hospital.
31% have lower satisfaction scores than Westridge Hospital

28. What is the nature of the data?
Scaled? Ordinal?