This document discusses two types of data: categorical data, which includes descriptive attributes like eye color or favorite ice cream flavor, and numerical data, which consists of quantitative values such as number of children in a family, weight, or distances. Categorical data can include words, while numerical data involves numbers and measurements. Examples of each type of data are provided to illustrate the difference between categorical and numerical data types.

1. Data and Types of Data
(Categorical and Numerical )
By :
Megha Yadav

2. What is Data
• A collection of facts, such as numbers, words, measurements, observations
or even just descriptions of things.
Example :
• prices, weights, addresses, ages, names, temperatures, dates or distances.

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4. What is data in this picture ?
• Total family members 7
• Number of kids 3
• Number of adults 4
• Number of family members with
specs. 2

7. Example

8. Vacation spots of kids

10. Few Example of Categorical Data
• Eye color
• hair color
• favorite ice cream flavor
• favorite color data
• age group
• educational level

12. Numerical Data

13. Examples of Numerical Data
• Number of children in a family
• Time students spend doing their homework
• Weight of newborn babies
• The distances people jumped
• size of people's feet

14. Categorical Data

15. Bobby

16. Numerical Data