Assessment: Different Data Types :Understanding and Visualizing Data with Python (Statistics with Python Specialization) Answers 2025
1️⃣ Question 1
“Checked out a book in the past month? (Yes/No)”
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✅ Categorical Nominal
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❌ Categorical Ordinal
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❌ Quantitative Continuous
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❌ Quantitative Discrete
Explanation:
Yes/No responses have no order, so this is nominal categorical.
2️⃣ Question 2
Late fees in dollars ($XX.XX):
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❌ Categorical Nominal
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❌ Categorical Ordinal
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✅ Quantitative Continuous
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❌ Quantitative Discrete
Explanation:
Money with decimals is continuous.
3️⃣ Question 3
Genre of last book checked out:
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✅ Categorical Nominal
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❌ Categorical Ordinal
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❌ Quantitative Continuous
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❌ Quantitative Discrete
Explanation:
Genres have no inherent ranking.
4️⃣ Question 4
Number of times used the new online system:
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❌ Categorical Nominal
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❌ Categorical Ordinal
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❌ Quantitative Continuous
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✅ Quantitative Discrete
Explanation:
Counts (0,1,2,3…) are always discrete.
5️⃣ Question 5
Satisfaction scale (1–5):
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❌ Categorical Nominal
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✅ Categorical Ordinal
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❌ Quantitative Continuous
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❌ Quantitative Discrete
Explanation:
The scale has a meaningful order, but intervals are not equal → ordinal.
🧾 Summary Table
| Q | Correct Answer |
|---|---|
| 1 | Categorical Nominal |
| 2 | Quantitative Continuous |
| 3 | Categorical Nominal |
| 4 | Quantitative Discrete |
| 5 | Categorical Ordinal |