Urban Planning Statistics Quiz

Quantitative data refers to data that can be quantified in definite units of measurement. Examples of characteristics that fall under this category include age, income, production, marks, pulse rate, weight, number of people living in a town, and number of students.

Data serve as the foundation stones and basic raw material obtained from a population or sample in relation to any activity of interest, phenomenon, or problem situation in statistical investigation under study of any area/site/town/city/district/state in urban planning.

In statistics, data are classified into 2 broad categories based on the kind of characteristics that are measured: quantitative data and qualitative data.

<p>Examples of characteristics that are measured directly and fall under the category of quantitative data include pulse rate, weight, number of people living in a town, and number of students.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process of obtaining data for statistical investigation in urban planning involves measuring, counting, and/or observing (reconnaissance survey) in the area/site/town/city/district/state under study.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Quantitative data refers to characteristics that can be measured in definite units of measurement, such as age, income, production, and marks. These data yield quantifiable observations and are always represented by numbers as a result of counting or measuring attributes of a population.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The two broad categories into which data are classified in statistics are quantitative data and qualitative data.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Data are the foundation stones and basic raw material obtained from a population or sample in relation to any activity of interest, phenomenon, or problem situation, and are derived as a result of the process of measuring, counting, and/or observing in urban planning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Examples of characteristics that can be measured directly as quantitative data include pulse rate, weight, number of people living in a town, and number of students.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Quantitative data can be quantified in definite units of measurement and yield quantifiable observations, while qualitative data refers to characteristics that are non-numeric and are often based on attributes, labels, or descriptors.</p> Signup and view all the answers