Question

Which type of data is qualitative data?

heights in meters
volumes in milliliters
calculations of density
descriptions of behavior

Answer 1

Option (4)

Step-by-step explanation:

Quantitative data are those that generally expresses the amount, quantity or measure of any substance, and are expressed in terms of numbers. These are measurable data.

On the other hand, qualitative data are those that expresses the quality, type or variety of any particular substance. These are not measurable data but they can be classified into different types or quantities.

In the above given data such as height, volume and density are directly measurable, and will help in determining the quantity of any particular object, but behavior refers to the quality of a person which is absolutely not measurable, but it can be categorized whether a person's behavior is good or bad.

Thus, behavior description is considered as qualitative data.

Hence, the correct answer is option (4).

Answer 2

Descriptions of behavior is a qualitative data.

Qualitative data is a type of data that cannot be expressed or measured as a number. Qualitative data describes the attributes of a thing or phenomenon based on observations or interviews. Qualitative data can be arranged into groups based on gender, physical traits, religious preference and socio economic status. Examples of qualitative data are; the hair colors of students in a classroom and the shape of biscuits in a variety pack.