Quantitative & Qualitative DATA for URBAN Policies [AP Human Geo

How do urban government officials choose to make decisions about cities and how they develop?

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• Urban government officials choose to make decisions based on data analysis, community input, policy frameworks, and strategic planning.
• Officials rely exclusively on historical precedents without current data.
• Urban development is dictated by random chance and luck.
• Decisions are made solely based on personal opinions of officials.

Quantitative and Qualitative data are: SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

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• • the same

  
  

• Quantitative : descriptive, narrative

  Qualitative : numeric

• Quantitative : numeric

  Qualitative : descriptive, narrative

• Quantitative : objective

  Qualitative : subjective

How do governments collect quantitative data

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• Surveys, censuses, administrative records, and statistical sampling.
• Social media polls
• Interviews and focus groups
• Public speeches and debates

How do governments make decisions for specific areas using quantitative data

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• Governments use quantitative data analysis to inform decisions in specific areas.
• Governments rely solely on public opinion polls for decision-making.
• Quantitative data is ignored in favor of qualitative assessments.
• Decisions are made randomly without any data analysis.