What are statistical surveys?
Q: What are statistical surveys?
A: Statistical surveys are collections of information about items in a population.
Q: How can surveys be grouped?
A: Surveys can be grouped into numerical and categorical types.
Q: What is a numerical survey?
A: A numerical survey is to get numbers as replies. For example: How many minutes, on average, do you spend eating breakfast?
Q: What is a categorical survey?
A: An example of a categorical question is: What is your favorite color? The categories for this would be yellow, green, purple, etc... which are not numbers.
Q: Where are surveys commonly used?
A: Surveys of human populations and institutions are common in political polling and government, health, social science and marketing research.
Q: What can surveys concentrate on?
A: A survey may concentrate on opinions or factual information depending on its purpose.
Q: What is an example of a factual survey?
A: An example of a factual survey is: How many hours a week do you spend exercising? This question aims to gather factual information.
