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"What is the colour of eyes of different students in a class?"
What kind of data would result from the answer of this question?

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Numerical Data
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Categorical Data
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Solution

The correct option is B Categorical Data
The non-numerical information that can be categorised into different groups is known as categorical data.

For example, the colour of eyes of different students in a class can be represented as follows:


Whereas, the data in which each value is a number is known as numerical data.

Hence, the given question falls under the category of categorical data.

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