Qualitative and Quantitative Variables

What kind of observations are made with measurement and numbers?

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What type of observation is the following statement?

"The ocean water looked bluish green."

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

What type of observation is the following statement?

"The mass of the chocolate cake is 250 g."

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

The potato weighs 174.95g.

• Inference

• Qualitative Observation

• Quantitative Observation

• Average

Jerry usually blows his nose using Kleenex tissues. His snot keeps leaking through the tissue. He decided he is going to create an experiment to find out if there is something better. Is this data mass of snot the tissue holds qualitative or quantitative?

• quantitative

• qualitative

Mario studied how far room temperature water would spurt out of a plastic milk carton when 3 mm holes were punched at different heights from the bottom of the container. Is his data qualitative or quantitative?

• qualitative

• quantitative

The temperature of the room is decreasing by 4 degrees Fahrenheit.

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What type of observation is the following statement?
"The butterfly is on a pink flower."

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

What type of observation is the following statement?

"It feels rough."

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

What type of observation is the following statement?

"The flower is 8 cm tall."

• Qualitative data

• Quantitative data