Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes the difference between quantitative data and qualitative data?
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2. Describing Data with Tables and Graphs
Visualizing Qualitative vs. Quantitative Data
Multiple Choice
The heights of sunflowers in a garden are an example of which type of data?
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Qualitative data
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Nominal data
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Ordinal data
Verified step by step guidance1
Step 1: Understand the types of data. Qualitative data describes categories or qualities, such as colors or names, and is not numerical.
Step 2: Recognize that nominal data is a type of qualitative data where categories have no natural order, like types of flowers or colors.
Step 3: Ordinal data is also qualitative but with a meaningful order or ranking, such as class levels or satisfaction ratings.
Step 4: Quantitative data represents numerical values that can be measured or counted, such as height, weight, or age.
Step 5: Since sunflower heights are measured in numbers (e.g., centimeters or inches), they are an example of quantitative data.
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