DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS
TYPES OF DATA
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He is sweet.
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He is tall.
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He is 5 foot 11.
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He is funny.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Examples of quantitative data are scores on achievement tests, number of hours of study, or weight of a subject. These data may berepresented by ordinal, interval or ratio scales and lend themselves to moststatistical manipulation.
Detailed explanation-2: -The basics Examples of quantitative characteristics are age, BMI, creatinine, and time from birth to death. Examples of qualitative characteristics are gender, race, genotype and vital status. Qualitative variables are also called categorical variables.
Detailed explanation-3: -Quantitative data refers to any information that can be quantified, counted or measured, and given a numerical value. Qualitative data is descriptive in nature, expressed in terms of language rather than numerical values. Quantitative research is based on numeric data.