Gr 10 Math Lit: Ch 3.3 Classifying and Organising Data

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What is the main purpose of classifying data?

  • To make the data visually appealing
  • To collect more data
  • To organize and summarize the data (correct)
  • To make predictions about the data

What type of data can be measured using numbers?

  • Discrete data
  • Continuous data
  • Numerical data (correct)
  • Categorical data

What is an example of discrete data?

  • The amount of rainfall
  • A person's height
  • A person's weight
  • The number of bicycles (correct)

What is the purpose of a frequency table?

<p>To show the list of categories or groups of items, along with their frequencies (A)</p>
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How do you find the total number of items when working with grouped data?

<p>By summing the frequencies of all class intervals (A)</p>
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What is the purpose of using tallies?

<p>To count how many of each group there are (B)</p>
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What type of data is represented by the colours of sweets in a jar?

<p>Categorical data (B)</p>
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When organizing continuous data, what is included in each class interval?

<p>Only the lower boundary (B)</p>
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Which type of numerical data would be used to measure the number of students in a classroom?

<p>Discrete Data (D)</p>
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What is the primary difference between categorical and numerical data?

<p>One can be measured and the other can't (C)</p>
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How are tallies used to organize data?

<p>By representing each counted item with a line mark (D)</p>
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What is the purpose of grouping continuous data into class intervals?

<p>To make the data easier to manage and organize (A)</p>
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When working with grouped data, how do you find the number of items less than a certain value?

<p>By summing the frequencies of all relevant class intervals (B)</p>
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What is an example of categorical data that can be classified?

<p>The colour of a car (A)</p>
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Why is it important to include the lower boundary but not the upper boundary when creating class intervals?

<p>To avoid overlapping intervals (C)</p>
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Which type of data is used to measure the amount of rainfall?

<p>Continuous Data (B)</p>
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