Question

Medicine Placebo Total
Improvement 2,800 2,200 5,000
No Improvement 2,200 2,800 5,000
Total 5,000 5,000 10,000


The medical researcher concluded that the medicine will cause significant improvement in a patient’s medical condition.


Use the data report above to answer the questions.

What type of data is collected in the data report? How do you know?

(1 point)
Responses

Quantitative data because quantitative data represents groups
Quantitative data because quantitative data represents groups

Quantitative data because quantitative data represents amounts
Quantitative data because quantitative data represents amounts

Categorical data because categorical data represents amounts
Categorical data because categorical data represents amounts

Categorical data because categorical data represents groups

Answer 1

Categorical data because categorical data represents groups.

Explanation: The table counts patients in categories (Medicine vs Placebo and Improvement vs No Improvement), not measurements on a numeric scale.