The following table gives the top five movies at the box office this week. $$\begin{array} { l | l | l | l | l }
\text { Rank } & \text { Last week } & \text { Movie title } & \text { Studio } & \text { Box office sales (\$ millions) } \
\hline 1 & \text { N/A } & \text { Pirate Adventure } & \text { Movie Giant } & 35.2 \
2 & 2 & \text { Secret Agent Files } & \text { G.M.G. } & 19.5 \
3 & 1 & \text { Epic Super Hero Team } & \text { 21st Century } & 14.3 \
4 & 5 & \text { Reptile Ride } & \text { Movie Giant } & 10.1 \
5 & 4 & \text { Must Love Cats } & \text { Dreamboat } & 9.9
\end{array}$$ What kind of data is provided by the information in the fourth column?

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The following table gives the top five movies at the box office this week. $$\begin{array} { l | l | l | l | l } 
\text { Rank } & \text { Last week } & \text { Movie title } & \text { Studio } & \text { Box office sales (\$ millions) } \
\hline 1 & \text { N/A } & \text { Pirate Adventure } & \text { Movie Giant } & 35.2 \
2 & 2 & \text { Secret Agent Files } & \text { G.M.G. } & 19.5 \
3 & 1 & \text { Epic Super Hero Team } & \text { 21st Century } & 14.3 \
4 & 5 & \text { Reptile Ride } & \text { Movie Giant } & 10.1 \
5 & 4 & \text { Must Love Cats } & \text { Dreamboat } & 9.9
\end{array}$$ What kind of data is provided by the information in the fourth column?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The fourth column, "Studio," provides names of movie studios, which are categories or labels, making it qualitative data.

The Following Table Gives the Top Five Movies at the Box