Explain the difference between qualitative and quantitative data. Choose the cor

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Explain the difference between qualitative and quantitative data. Choose the correct answer below. A. Quantitative data are data from a population, while qualitative data are data from a sample. B. Quantitative data are categorical in nature, while qualitative data are numerical in nature. C. Quantitative data are collected from a designed experiment, while qualitative data are from an observational study. D. Quantitative data are numerical in nature, while qualitative data are categorical in nature. E. Quantitative data are data from a sample, while qualitative data are data from a population. F. Quantitative data are collected from an observational study, while qualitative data are from a designed experiment.

Explanation / Answer

Quantitative data are anything that can be expressed in numerical form. Examples of quantitative data are scores, number of hours, height etc.

Whereas quantitative data cannot be expressed in numerical form. Examples are gender, socio-economic status etc.

Hence the answer is D. Quantitative data are numerical in nature, while qualitative data are catagorical in nature.

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