Tutorial 02: Data Classification Tutorial 02: Data Classification

1. State whether each of the following variables is qualitative 1. State whether each of the following variables is qualitative
or quantitative and indicate the measurement scale that is or quantitative and indicate the measurement scale that is
appropriate for each. appropriate for each.
Age Gender Class Rank Make of Automobile Age Gender Class Rank Make of Automobile
Annual Soft drink Earnings per Method of payment Annual Soft drink Earnings per Method of payment
Sales size share (cash, cheque etc) Sales size share (cash, cheque etc)

2. Suppose the following information is obtained from a 2. Suppose the following information is obtained from a
person on his application for a home loan from a bank: person on his application for a home loan from a bank:

Classify each of 10 responses by type of data and level of
measurement.
3. The take-home salary (in Rs) of 30 unskilled workers from
a company for a particular month was.
Construct a frequency distribution having a suitable number
of classes.
Classify each of 10 responses by type of data and level of
measurement.
3. The take-home salary (in Rs) of 30 unskilled workers from
a company for a particular month was.
Construct a frequency distribution having a suitable number
of classes.

4. Following are the number of items of similar type produced

4. Following are the number of items of similar type produced
in a factory during the last 50 days.
Arrange these observations into a frequency distribution
with both inclusive and exclusive class intervals choosing a
suitable number of classes.
in a factory during the last 50 days.
Arrange these observations into a frequency distribution
with both inclusive and exclusive class intervals choosing a
suitable number of classes.

5. The following data give the points scored in a tennis match

5. The following data give the points scored in a tennis match by two players X and Y at the end of twenty games:
by two players X and Y at the end of twenty games:

Taking class intervals as: 5–9, 10–14, 15–19…, for both X Taking class intervals as: 5–9, 10–14, 15–19…, for both X
and Y, construct and Y, construct
A. Bivariate frequency table. A. Bivariate frequency table.
B. Conditional frequency distributions for Y given X > 15. B. Conditional frequency distributions for Y given X > 15.

6. In degree colleges of a city no teacher is less than 30 years 6. In degree colleges of a city no teacher is less than 30 years
or more than 60 years in age. Their cumulative frequencies or more than 60 years in age. Their cumulative frequencies
are as follows: Find the frequencies in the class intervals 25– are as follows: Find the frequencies in the class intervals 25–
30, 30–35,… 30, 30–35,…