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HMS, HIC EQ-Bank 56 MC

A researcher collected the following sets of data while investigating young people's health behaviours:

    1. The percentage of adolescents who exercised at least three times per week
    2. Patient identification numbers from a youth mental health clinic database
    3. Daily caloric intake recorded by teenagers in a nutrition study
    4. BMI measurements of all individual participants

Which combination correctly identifies all the quantitative data sets?

  1. 1 and 2
  2. 1, 2 and 3
  3. 1, 3 and 4
  4. 3 and 4
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\(C\)
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  • C is correct as all statements listed provide a numerical percentage that can be statistically analysed, which is characteristic of quantitative data.

Explanation:

  • 1 – Quantitative data (numerical measurement that can be mathematically analysed).
  • 2 – Qualitative data. Even though these are numbers, they function as labels or identifiers rather than measurements.
  • 3 – Quantitative data (numerical measurements of food consumption).
  • 4 – Quantitative data. BMI (Body Mass Index) is a numerical measurement calculated from height and weight that can be used for statistical analysis.