Python Data Visualization Transcripts
Chapter: Visualization Concepts
Lecture: Data types
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We talked about differentiating data between continuous and discrete data. There's another way we can break it down.
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We can have quantitative data, which is numerical or qualitative data, which is sometimes called categorical data.
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So quantitative data describes the quantity of things. When we talk about the height, something might be 1.5 m, or weight could be 20 lbs.
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The price of an object could be $25, or time is measured in 60 seconds. Those are all quantitative numerical values.
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Qualitative data would be something like the hair color is red or blonde, nationality. US, a car as a sedan or a pickup and a pet as a dog or cat.