QUALITATIVE VS QUANTITATIVE DATATakes notes on the following slides and answer the questions on the Google form called “Quantitative and Quantitative Data”

Types of Data

• Qualitative data is descriptive (qualities)• Quantitative data is numerical (quantities)

• Quantitative can be broken into discrete and continuous data.• Discrete: data that is counted• Continuous: data that is measured

An example• What do we know about

these dogs? (Roxy and Wicket)

• Qualitative• They have black, brown,

and white hair• They have lots of energy• Roxy is a girl, Wicket is a

boy

• Quantitative• Discrete: Each dog has 4

legs. Each dog has 2 eyes! • Continuous: Wicket weighs

5.3 lbs and Roxy weighs 6.6 lbs,

Your turn• For the following pictures, give 2 examples of qualitative data,

and 2 examples of quantitative data (discrete or continuous, you choose). Fill out your answer on the Google form called “Quantitative and Qualitative Data”