Question

The nurse records the height of each eighth grader in your school. Identify the data set as numerical or categorical.

Answer 1

The nurse records the height of each eighth grader in your school. Identify the data set as numerical or categorical.

categorical data

numerical data

Explanation:

B. numerical data

Categorical is something that can be places into groups/categories.

Answer 2

The answer is numerical.

Explanation:

Numerical data is more as an individual thing, as the nurse is recording each of the 8th grader's heights. Categorical is something that can be places into groups/categories.