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2. The correct logical order is: Data, Information, Knowledge. Return to question 2
4. The example with the fewest observations is the Canadian Football League table with 8 observations. Population pyramids presents the most number of observations. Return to question 4
5. The three occupations that do not have any female units are: Undertakers, Coachmen and Grooms, and Sailors and Seamen. However, the value 0 can still be regarded as information. Return to question 5
6. The Toronto Argonauts has the lowest number of yards (4,436) in the Canadian Football League for yards gained on passes received in the 2002 season. Return to question 6
7. There is information on twelve observations on 5 hockey players in the NHL example. Return to question 7
   
8. History researchers and history students might be interested in the information from the 1911 Census Occupations example. Return to question 8
9. Governments planning health and social policies might be interested in the information in the Population pyramids example. Return to question 9
10. No, statistics on the number of total all-purpose yards does not measure a team's overall performance. Return to question 10
11. The NHL example, the judges required the use of a radar gun to measure the speed of the slapshots. Return to question 11
12. None of the examples in this chapter show all of the individual observations collected. (For instance, in the NHL example, each player made more than one slapshot, but only the fastest shot is shown.) Return to question 12