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A biologist who is measuring the length of salmon as they travel upstream is collecting qualitative data. True or false ?

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The answer is false because qualitative data is describing something with words and quantitative data is describing something with numbers.
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Answer: False

Step-by-step explanation:

Qualitative data is one which can be observed with our senses such as sight, smell, touch, taste, and hearing. Qualitative observations do not involve any measurement. Example: Colour of an object

Quantitative data is one which involves measurement of data in numbers. Example: speed of an object

As the biologist is measuring the length of salmon as they travel upstream , it measures data in numbers and hence is a quantitative data and not a qualitative data.

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