Grad 7
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MATATAG
Types of
Dat
OBJECTIVES
• understand the importance of data
collection
• identify the types of data
Focus Have you ever counted something or looked
Questions
for patterns before?
Have you ever kept track of your grades to see
if you're improving? What did you notice?
Imagine your teacher is choosing a theme for a
class party. How could your teacher find out
which theme everyone likes the most?
Have you ever thought about how companies
know which products are popular or how
YouTube recommends videos for you?
Statistics
Statistics is a branch of mathematics that
involves collecting, organizing, analyzing, and
interpreting data to help us make informed
decisions.
Data
Data refers to information such as facts and numbers
used to analyze something or to make decision.
It can come in various forms, such as numbers,
words, measurements, or observations, and is often
used to gain insights, answer questions, or solve a
problem.
Importance
of Data
Importance of Data
Helps Us Make
Decisions
Data provides the information we
need to make better choices.
EXAMPLES:
PAGASA provides weather
forecasts to help people
make decisions about their
daily activities.
Importance of Data
Reveals Patterns and Trends
Data allows us to see what
happens often or changes over
time.
EXAMPLES:
A sports team might notice that they
perform better in games after a
particular type of practice.
Importance of Data
Supports Fairness and Accuracy
Data ensures decisions are
based on facts, not
guesses.
EXAMPLES:
Fake news spreads
false information,
but accurate data
helps us uncover the
truth.
Importance of Data
Solves Problems
Data helps us find solutions by
understanding the problem
better.
EXAMPLES:
A city might use traffic data
to decide where to build a
new road to reduce
congestion.
Importance of Data
Used
Everywhere
Data is essential in school, business,
medicine, sports, and technology.
EXAMPLES:
Doctors use medical data to
diagnose illnesses, while
companies use sales data to
improve their products.
Types of
Data
Qualitative Data
• Qualitative data describes qualities, characteristics,
or categories and cannot be measured in numbers.
• It answers questions like "What kind?" or "Which
type?".
EXAMPLES:
favorite colors of students (e.g., red, blue)
types of pets (e.g., dog, cat, bird)
levels of satisfaction (e.g., satisfied, neutral,
dissatisfied).
Quantitative Data
• Quantitative data represents quantities or amounts
and can be measured or counted.
• It is always numerical and answers questions like
"How many?" or "How much?".
EXAMPLES:
height of students in centimeters
number of books on a
shelf
temperature in degrees
Celsius
Exercise A
For each scenario or statement below, identify whether
the data provided is qualitative (L) or quantitative (N).
L 1. Identifying the color of each car in the parking
N 2. Determining the number of students in each
lot
L 3. Rating a movie as “excellent”, “good”, or “poor”
class
N 4. Recording the grades of students in a mathematics exam
L 5. Describing the taste of different ice cream
N 6. Counting the total pages in a book
flavors
L 7. Categorizing books based on their genres
N 8. Recording the time it takes to complete a race
L 9. Identifying the types of animals in a zoo
N 10. Noting the sizes of shoes in a store
Subtypes of
Data
Nominal Labels or names
with no specific
Qualitative Data order
Ordinal Categories with an
order, but no exact
difference
Discrete Whole numbers
you can count
Quantitative Data
Continuous Measured values
with decimals
Qualitative Data
Nomina
l
Categorical data with no specific order or ranking. It is
used to label or classify without implying any hierarchy.
EXAMPLES:
colors (red, blue, green)
types of fruits (apple, orange, banana)
favorite sports (basketball, soccer)
Qualitative Data
Ordina
l
Categorical data with a meaningful order or ranking,
but the differences between categories are not
measurable.
EXAMPLES:
Customer satisfaction levels
(satisfied, neutral, dissatisfied)
class rankings (first, second, third)
sizes of clothing (small, medium, large)
Quantitative Data
Discret
e
Quantitative data that consists of countable, distinct
values. It often involves whole numbers.
EXAMPLES:
number of students in a class
number of questions in an exam
number of goals scored in a game
Quantitative Data
Continuous
Quantitative data that can take any value within a
range, often involving measurements. It includes
fractions or decimals.
EXAMPLES:
height of students (e.g., 160.5 cm)
weight (e.g., 55.2 kg)
temperature (e.g., 36.7°C)
For each scenario or statement below,
Exercise identify whether the data provided is nominal
B (N), ordinal (O), discrete (D), or continuous
(C).
N 1. The blood types of students in the class (A, B, AB, O)
O 2. The finishing positions of athletes in a race (1st, 2nd,
D 3. The number of books borrowed from the library last
3rd)
C 4. The heights of students measured in centimeters
month
N 5. The brands of smartphones used by students
O 6. The ratings of a movie (1 star, 2 stars, 3 stars,
D 7. The number of female students in the classroom
etc.)
C 8. The distance(km) students travel from home to school
N 9. The types of weather observed during a week
C 10. The time it takes for students to complete a math test
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