qualitative vs quantitative practice

Question 1

The colors of automobiles on a used car lot B

Answer 1

qualitative

Question 2

the numbers on the shirts of a girl’s soccer team

Answer 2

qualitative

Question 3

the number of seats in a movie theater

Answer 3

quantitative

Question 4

a list of house numbers on your street

Answer 4

qualitative

Question 5

the number of complaint letters received by the United States Postal Service in a given day

Answer 5

quantitative

Question 6

define qualitative data

Answer 6

variables that represent an attribute and can be assigned to a unique category. deals with descriptions.
Data can be observed but not measured.
Colors, textures, smells, tastes, appearance, beauty, etc.
qualitative –> quality

Question 7

define quantitative data

Answer 7

Quantitative data deals with numbers. variables who’s values are determined by counting or measurements.
Length, height, area, volume, weight, speed, time, temperature, humidity, sound levels, cost, members, ages, etc.
Quantitative → Quantity

Question 8

What are the three measures of central tendency?

Answer 8

mean, median, mode

Question 9

When to use mean?

Answer 9

most of the time, if scores aren’t extreme or categorical

Question 10

when to use median?

Answer 10

when you have extreme scores and don’t want to distort average (income).

Question 11

when to use mode?

Answer 11

when data is categorical and values can only fit into one class (hair color, religion, political affiliation)