Question

dentify the type of data​ (qualitative/quantitative) and the level of measurement for the native language of survey respondents. Explain your choice. Native language Number of respondents English 759 Spanish 775 French 22 Are the data qualitative or​ quantitative? A. ​Quantitative, because descriptive terms are used to measure or classify the data. B. ​Qualitative, because descriptive terms are used to measure or classify the data. C. ​Qualitative, because numerical​ values, found by either measuring or​ counting, are used to describe the data. D. ​Quantitative, because numerical​ values, found by either measuring or​ counting, are used to describe the data.

Answer 1

The correct option is D i.e. Quantitative because numerical values found by either measuring or counting are used to describe the data.

Explanation:

As the number of respondents is a numerical value and is identified by counting thus it is a quantitative variable. Also all the other options are incorrect.

A is incorrect because the reason described is not the property of quantitative data.

B is incorrect because the data is not described in descriptive terms.

C is incorrect because the reason described in not a property of qualitative data.