Categorical and Numerical Data in Mathematics
Data Questions
NC.4.MD.4
Are these
statements
accurate or not?
How can you
prove it?
When persevering and making sense of problems,
mathematicians check their work, identify mistakes,
and find ways to correct them. Today you are going to
do some more work with data and at times you will
need to make sense of information and even revise
your answers or correct mistakes.
Sort the cards into categories.
Use your post-it notes to label
your sorts.
How did you sort
your cards?
How are the cards
alike?
How are the cards
different?
Categorical vs. Numerical Data
Mathematicians sort data into two categories –
Numerical Data
and
Categorical Data
.
Numerical Data:
•
Measurable
•
Represent objects or individuals by numbers assigned
to certain measureable properties (length or age)
•
Measurements such as time, height, temperature, and
weight or numbers such as the number of teeth lost
by first graders or ages of elementary students
Categorical vs. Numerical Data
Mathematicians sort data into two categories –
Numerical Data
and
Categorical Data
.
Categorical Data:
•
Represent characteristics such as gender, eye color,
types of movies, or genres of books
•
Can be grouped into categories
•
Represent individuals or objects that share one or
more traits
Return to your cards and decide
which categories and cards you
labeled are categorical and which
are numerical.
Congratulations you showed great
perseverance determining whether a survey
question will yield categorical or numerical
data! In your math notebook, define each
type of data in your own words and provide a
few examples.
Explore the distinction between categorical and numerical data in math. Learn how mathematicians categorize and analyze data, sorting cards into different categories to understand similarities and differences. Develop perseverance skills by determining survey question types and defining data types with examples in your own words.
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Data Questions NC.4.MD.4
Are these statements accurate or not? How can you prove it?
When persevering and making sense of problems, mathematicians check their work, identify mistakes, and find ways to correct them. Today you are going to do some more work with data and at times you will need to make sense of information and even revise your answers or correct mistakes.
Sort the cards into categories. Use your post-it notes to label your sorts. How did you sort your cards? How are the cards alike? How are the cards different?
Categorical vs. Numerical Data Mathematicians sort data into two categories Numerical Data and Categorical Data. Numerical Data: Measurable Represent objects or individuals by numbers assigned to certain measureable properties (length or age) Measurements such as time, height, temperature, and weight or numbers such as the number of teeth lost by first graders or ages of elementary students
Categorical vs. Numerical Data Mathematicians sort data into two categories Numerical Data and Categorical Data. Categorical Data: Represent characteristics such as gender, eye color, types of movies, or genres of books Can be grouped into categories Represent individuals or objects that share one or more traits
Return to your cards and decide which categories and cards you labeled are categorical and which are numerical.
Congratulations you showed great perseverance determining whether a survey question will yield categorical or numerical data! In your math notebook, define each type of data in your own words and provide a few examples.
