Observation or Inference

What is an inference?

• Observation that deals with numbers or amounts.

• Possible explanation for what is happening or has happened based on your observations,

• Observation that deals with a description that cannot be expressed in numbers.

Select the quantitative observation about the photo.

• The big elephant is the mother.

• The elephants have rough skin.

• There are three elephants in a field.

Select the qualitative observation about the photo.

• There are two young elephants.

• The elephants have rough skin.

• The adult elephant is the mother.

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Select the inference about the picture below.

• The adult elephant in the picture is the mother.

• The elephants are in an open field.

• There are three elephants in the picture.

Select the definition of quantitative observation.

• Possible explanation for what is happening or has happened based on your observations

• Observation that deals with numbers or amounts.

• Observation that deals with a description that cannot be expressed in numbers.

Select the quantitative observation about the photo.

• There are two children running.

• The children are related.

• The playground is blue, green and red.

Select the qualitative observation about the photo.

• There are two children running.

• The children are related.

• The playground is blue, green, and red.

Select the inference about the photo.

• There are two children running.

• The children are related.

• The playground is blue, green, and red.

Select the definition of qualitative observation.

• Observation that deals with a description that cannot be expressed in numbers.

• Observation that deals with numbers or amounts.

• Possible explanation for what is happening or has happened based on your observations

Select the quantitative observation about the photo.

• The cat is on a bed of purple flowers.

• The cat is looking for a mouse.

• The cat has two pointy ears.