State the different between qualitative and quantitative data. - Vidyadip

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State the different between qualitative and quantitative data.

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No.	Qualitative Data	No.	Quantitative Data
1.	The set of observations collected on qualitative variable is called qualitative data.	1.	The set of observations collected on the numerical variable is called quantitative data.
2.	For example the data relevant to the attributes such as sex, standard of study of the students Studying in a school is qualitative data.	2.	For example, the data relevant to numeric variables such as age, weight, height, etc. of students studying in a school is quantitative data.
3.	The observations of qualitative data are non - numerical mean they cannot be expressed in numbers.	3.	The observations of quantitative data are numerical means they are in numbers.

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