Which is most clearly an example of categorical data?

A. Average weight of males and average weights of females

B. Male or female

C. Scores on a test for depression, on a scale of 1 to 9

D. Records of the number of violent crimes committed

C

A. Describes computed results not data

B. Describes what could be categories, but no data is included

D. Describes data for only 1 category. You need more than 1 category to have categorical data.

C. The categories are the scale 1 to 9 (nine categories) and the data is the actual test score (raw data/numbers)