There are essentially:
A)Two kinds of data, quantitative and qualitative.
B)Three different kinds of data, quantitative, qualitative and mixed.
C)Four different kinds of data, quantitative, qualitative, mixed and scientific.
D)Five different kinds of data, quantitative, qualitative, mixed, scientific and sound.

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The two primary types of data are quantitative (numerical) and qualitative (non-numerical). Mixed data refers to a combination of these two types of data, therefore it is not its own distinct category. Scientific and sound data can both fall under either quantitative or qualitative data, depending on the nature of the measurement.

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