VCE Data Analysis Crossword: Types and purposes of data and Data types and data characteristics (Modules 15–24)
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Read each clue and write the matching term in the grid. Numbers in brackets show the letters in each word.
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- 2. Datasets, such as government statistics, that anyone can download from a portal. A licence says how you may reuse them, and you must credit the source. Word 2 of: ____ ____ (4)
- 5. Word 2 of the term in 1 Down: ____/____ (4)
- 6. A whole number with no decimal part, positive or negative, used for counts such as the number of students in a class (e.g. 25, 0 or -3). (7)
- 8. Word 2 of the term in 2 Down: _______ ____ (4)
- 9. How data is organised. Structured data fits rows and columns with headings, like a table. Unstructured data, like free text, images or audio, has no fixed layout and is harder to analyse. (9)
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- 1. A data type that stores a calendar ______ and/or ______ of day, such as 25/03/2025 or 14:30, so values can be sorted in order and used to calculate the duration between two dates. Word 1 of: ____/____ (4)
- 2. How many records (rows) and fields (columns) a ______ holds, and so how much storage it needs. Larger datasets take more space and can be slower to sort, search and process. Word 1 of: _______ ____ (7)
- 3. Word 1 of the term in 2 Across: ____ ____ (4)
- 4. Text made of a sequence of characters (single letters, digits or symbols), written in quotes, like 'Sam' or '0412345678'. Phone numbers are strings. (6)
- 7. Pick the ______ by what you will do with the value: calculate (number), sort by date (date/time), test true or false (Boolean). Postcodes are text, not numbers, as you never do maths on them. Word 2 of: ____ ____ (4)
Answer Key
VCE Data Analysis · Modules 15–24
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2DATA — Datasets, such as government statistics, that anyone can download from a portal. A licence says how you may reuse them, and you must credit the source. Word 2 of: ____ ____
5TIME — Word 2 of the term in 1 Down: ____/____
6INTEGER — A whole number with no decimal part, positive or negative, used for counts such as the number of students in a class (e.g. 25, 0 or -3).
8SIZE — Word 2 of the term in 2 Down: _______ ____
9STRUCTURE — How data is organised. Structured data fits rows and columns with headings, like a table. Unstructured data, like free text, images or audio, has no fixed layout and is harder to analyse.
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1DATE — A data type that stores a calendar ______ and/or ______ of day, such as 25/03/2025 or 14:30, so values can be sorted in order and used to calculate the duration between two dates. Word 1 of: ____/____
2DATASET — How many records (rows) and fields (columns) a ______ holds, and so how much storage it needs. Larger datasets take more space and can be slower to sort, search and process. Word 1 of: _______ ____
3OPEN — Word 1 of the term in 2 Across: ____ ____
4STRING — Text made of a sequence of characters (single letters, digits or symbols), written in quotes, like 'Sam' or '0412345678'. Phone numbers are strings.
7TYPE — Pick the ______ by what you will do with the value: calculate (number), sort by date (date/time), test true or false (Boolean). Postcodes are text, not numbers, as you never do maths on them. Word 2 of: ____ ____