Which of the following statements is true about data recording and evidence gathering?
A. Qualitative data uses numbers, while quantitative data uses words.
B. Quantitative data is opinion based.
C. Qualitative data uses words, while quantitative data uses numbers
D. Qualitative data uses words and numbers

Question

Which of the following statements is true about data recording and evidence gathering? 
A. Qualitative data uses numbers, while quantitative data uses words.
B. Quantitative data is opinion based.
C. Qualitative data uses words, while quantitative data uses numbers
D. Qualitative data uses words and numbers

anonymous · Answer

Qualitative research gathers information that is not in numerical form. For example, diary accounts, open-ended questionnaires, unstructured interviews and unstructured observations. Qualitative data is typically descriptive data and as such is harder to analyze than quantitative data.

anonymous · Answer

so it would be A. @AnthonyRiegel

e.mccormick · Answer

@SavineTwist Umm... you messed up in saying A... first, no direct answers.  Let the person figure it out.  And second, A contradicts what you said in your explanation of qualitative.

anonymous · Answer

ummmm....... i didnt derect my answer at the top is my work then after that is my answer

anonymous · Answer

direct i mean not derect

e.mccormick · Answer

It is still better to let them come up with the answer or they are not given a chance to think about the information you gave them.