Statistical Language

What are quantitative and qualitative data?

Quantitativedata are measures of values or counts and are expressed as numbers.

Quantitative data are data about numeric variables (e.g. how many; how much; or how often).

Qualitativedata are measures of 'types' and may be represented by a name, symbol, or a number code.

Qualitative data are data about categorical variables (e.g. what type).