Show whether the following is quantitative or qualitative data i) Gender of students at a college ii) Weight of babies at a hospital iii) Colour of sweets in a box iv) Number of students in a class v) Colour of sweets in a box

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Show whether the following is quantitative or qualitative data  i) Gender of students at a college   ii) Weight of babies at a hospital   iii) Colour of sweets in a box   iv) Number of students in a class  v) Colour of sweets in a box

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Step 1  Usually quantitative data are anything that can be expressed as a number, or quantified. Examples of quantitative data are scores on achievement tests, number of hours of study, or weight of a subject.  Whereas, qualitative data cannot be expressed as a number. It means the data that represent nominal scales such as gender, socieo economic status, and religious preference are usually considered to be qualitative data.  Step 2  Using the above definitions,  i)  Gender of students at a college  Qualitative data  Thus, it cannot be expressed as number.  ii)  Weight of babies at a hospital  Quantitative data  Thus, it can be expressed as number.  iii)  Colour of sweets in a box  Qualitative data  Thus, it cannot be expressed as number.  iv)  Number of students in a class  Quantitative data  Thus, it can be expressed as number.  v)  Colour of sweets in a box  Qualitative data  Thus, it cannot be expressed as number.

Show whether the following is quantitative or qualitative data i) Gender of students at a college ii) Weight of babies at a hospital iii) Colour of sweets in a box iv) Number of students in a class v) Colour of sweets in a box

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