Objective and Essential Learning

Qualitative data from field studies and narratives provide information about individual attitudes towards urban change by:

• capturing personal experiences and perspectives

• providing statistical analysis

• offering numerical data

• focusing on economic trends

Quantitative data from census and survey data provide information about changes in population composition and size in urban areas.

• True

• False

What is qualitative data?

• Data that can be measured and expressed numerically

• Data that describes characteristics or qualities

• Data that is always accurate and precise

• Data that is collected through experiments

List some examples of qualitative data.

• Colors of cars in a parking lot

• Height of students in a class

• Number of books on a shelf

• Temperature readings over a week

What is quantitative data?

• Data that can be measured and expressed numerically

• Data that is descriptive and conceptual

• Data that is subjective and opinion-based

• Data that cannot be quantified

Which of the following is an example of quantitative data?

• Census

• Personal opinions

• Historical events

• Cultural beliefs

Based on the graph, what was the population of New York City in 2015?

• 8.5 million

• 8.3 million

• 8.7 million

• 8.9 million

Consider what the City of Cincinnati government could conclude based on this data. What infrastructure could be developed to alleviate this issue?

• Developing new public transportation systems

• Building more parking lots

• Expanding highways

• Improving bicycle lanes

City governments and policy-makers use quantitative and qualitative data to:

• make informed decisions and create effective policies.

• entertain the public with interesting statistics.

• ignore public opinion and focus on economic growth.

• compete with other cities in data collection.

Quantitative data from census and survey data provide information about changes in population composition and size in urban areas.

• True

• False