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Classifying Data, SM-Bank 015 MC

Organisers were choosing relay teams for the regional athletics carnival.

They asked the following question.

'What were the times for the 15 Years boys relay teams at zone athletics carnivals?'

How would the responses be classified?

  1. Categorical, ordinal
  2. Categorical, nominal
  3. Numerical, discrete
  4. Numerical, continuous
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\(D\)

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\(\text{The times recorded are measurements}\)

\(\text{so all numbers on the scale are possible}\)

\(\longrightarrow\ \text{Numerical, continuous.}\) 

\(\Rightarrow D\)

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