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Whole-number data

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  • AudienceKaiako
  • Learning AreaMathematics and Statistics
  • Resource LanguageEnglish

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A glossary of terms used in mathematics.

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    Whole-number data

    Data in which the values result from counting, or from measuring with the values rounded to a whole number.

    Example 1 (Values from counting)

    The number of students absent from each class in a primary school on a particular day.

     

    Example 2 (Values from measuring)

    The heights of a class of Year 9 students recorded to the nearest centimetre.

    See: numerical dataquantitative data

    Curriculum achievement objectives references

    Statistical investigation: Levels 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

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