Res 341 Week 3 Dq

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Week 3 Discussion Question 1: What are the differences between quantitative and qualitative data? What are some examples of each? The difference between quantitative data and qualitative data is quantitative deals with numbers, measurements (length, height, area, volume, weight, speed, time, temperature, humidity, sound levels, cost, age. Good way to remember how to distinguish the two is the first 7 letters of quantitative is the same as quantity. Qualitative data is descriptive which means it can be observed but not measured, such as colors, textures, smell, and taste. A good example would be a picture of my kids, the size 5x7 would be the quantitative data and the floral dress my daughter is wearing and cream color pants my son is wearing in the picture would be the qualitative data. Another good example is my favorite drink from Starbucks which is a Iced Quad Venti Skinny Vanilla Latte. The quantitative data is the 20 fluid ounces, served at whatever degree, height of the cup in inches, and the cost $. The qualitative data would be the vanilla / coffee aroma, the cream color appearance, the sweet taste, and the clear/green container. Week 3 Discussion Question 2: When is the mean the best measure of central tendency? When is the median the best measure of central tendency? Central tendency acquaints to a midpoint value and is measured using the mean and median. Each of these measurements are computed differently and selected based on the situation. The mean is the most common used out of two to measure central tendency. The mean is achieved by the sum of the values divided by the total number of items in the set and is best used for interval data or ratio data. The median is determined by sorting a data set from lowest to highest values and taking the data point in the middle of the sequence. So the median should have equal number of points

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