Measurement

Question 1

What is Measurement?

Answer 1

determines the size and quantity of a physical property using units

Example: Measuring the length of a table in meters

Question 2

What are Qualitative Measurements?

Answer 2

Descriptive and non-numerical

Observations, interviews

Examples: State of matter, Color, Behavior of an object

Question 3

What are Quantitative Measurements?

Answer 3

Numerical and statistical

Statistical analysis, use of measuring instruments

Examples: Length, Mass, Temperature, Volume