Question

Determine which data are qualitative and which data are quantitative. Explain your reasoning

a. The yearly salaries of the employees at a school district. (9)
b. The employee numbers of the employees at an accounting firm.
c. The area codes of a sample of 350 residents of nursing homes. (2)
d. The ages of a sample of 350 residents of nursing home. (eta)
e. The answers to a survey of 5000 people about how likely is it that the US will enter a 1930s-like depression. The answers are: Very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely, not at all likely. (20)
f. The IQ index of the students in a statistics class.
What are the levels of measurement of data in question 4? Justify
a. Yearly salaries: (20)
b. Employee numbers: (ca)
c. Area codes: (eca)
d. The ages:
e. Survey answers: (ca)
f. IQ index: (en)

Answer 1

1. A. Quantitative data

B. Quantitative data

C. Qualitative data

D. Quantitative data

E. Qualitative data

F. Quantitative data

2.a. Yearly salaries: interval or ratio data

b. Employee numbers: interval or ratio data

c. Area codes : nominal data

d. The ages: interval or ratio data

e. Survey answers: ordinal data

f. IQ index: interval or ratio data

Step-by-step explanation:

Qualitative data is data in the form of a quality such as a characteristic. It is usually a noun, such as whether a person is fair or dark in complexion. Quantitative data is data in form of quantity such as the amount in dollars of one's salary.

There are four levels of data measurement. They are: nominal data, ordinal data, interval data, and ratio data. Nominal and ordinal data are qualitative data while interval and ratio data are quantitative data.