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Qualitative and Quantitative Worksheet

This exercise allow people to determine when a sentence represents a qualitative or quantitative investigation.

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Qualitative and Quantitative Worksheet

This exercise allow people to determine when a sentence represents a qualitative or quantitative investigation.

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Raquel Cubillo Durán
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Types of Data

Scientists collect two different types of data: qualitative data and quantitative data.

Qualitative Data: Qualitative data are descriptions in words of what is being observed.
They are based on some quality of an observation, such as color, odor, or texture.

Quantitative Data: Quantitative data are numeric measurements. The data are objective-
they are the same no matter who measures them. They include measurements such as
mass, volume, temperature, distance, concentration, time, or frequency.

Example
Suppose a marine biologist observes the behavior and activities of dolphins. She
identifies different dolphins within the group and observes them every day for a month.
She records detailed observations about their behaviors. Some of her observations are
qualitative data and some are quantitative data.

Qualitative data examples


 Dolphin colors range from gray to white.
 Dolphins in a pod engage in play behavior.
 Dolphins have smooth skin.

Quantitative data examples


 There are nine dolphins in this pod.
 Dolphins eat the equivalent of 4-5% of their body mass each day.
 The sonar frequency most often used by the dolphins is around 100kHz.

Notice the qualitative data are descriptions. The quantitative data are objective, numerical
measurements.
Qualitative vs. Quantitative

Identify Data Types


Suppose that you are a biologist studying elephants in their natural habitat in Africa. You
observe their behaviors and interaction, and take photographs of their interactions to
study later. Examine the photograph of the elephants shown above.

1. Analyze Give two examples of qualitative data that could be obtained from the
photograph of the elephants.

2. Analyze Give two examples of quantitative data that could be obtained from the
photograph of the elephants.
Qualitative vs. Quantitative Sorting Activity

1. Cut out the data below.


2. Decide whether the data is qualitative or quantitative.
3. Sort and paste the data on the chart provided

The gummy worm increased by 2


inches. The birds were young.

There were four dogs in the group. The rock sample consisted of 25 grams
of quartz
The dogs were small.
The rock sample was reddish
The sample contained 3 different brownish.
types of bacteria.
The sample with the baking soda
The patient complained of aches and appeared bubbly
pains.
The leaves on the first plant specimen
The patient had a temperature 102 appeared healthier.
degrees.
The first plant specimen had 3 more
The chimp identified 12 pictures leaves than the second specimen.
correctly.
The leaves on the second plant
The parrots range from bright green specimen were green, while the leaves
to dark red. on the first plant specimen were
turning brown.
The balloon increased in size from 5
inches to 8 inches around.
Qualitative Quantitative
The gummy worm increased by 2 inches.

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