Qualitative & Quantitive data

• Quantitive data is data that can be counted ( numbers)
• Quantitive data includes data that represents how much, how long and how many.
• Quantitive data - behaviours are measured in terms of frequency, numbers or quantity.
• What is quantitative data?


  Data that can be counted (numbers)
• What types of information does quantitative data include?


  It includes data that represents how much, how long, or how many
• How are behaviors measured in quantitative data?


  Behaviors are measured in terms of frequencies, numbers, or quantities
• What is qualitative data?


  Data that cannot be counted
• What types of information does qualitative data include?


  It includes descriptions, words, meaning, pictures, and texts
• How can qualitative data be transformed into quantitative data?


  By placing them into categories
• What are the main differences between quantitative and qualitative data?


  • Quantitative data:
  • Can be counted (numbers)
  • Includes how much, how long, or how many
  • Measured in frequencies, numbers, or quantities
  • Qualitative data:
  • Cannot be counted
  • Includes descriptions, words, meaning, pictures, and texts
  • Can be turned into quantitative data by categorization