Introduction to Quantitative Data

A set of vocabulary flashcards defining quantitative data, its characteristics, examples, and the role of a hypothesis in research.

Quantitative data

Data that expresses a certain quantity, amount, or range, and can be counted or measured and given a numerical value.

Quantified

To express or measure the quantity of something.

Hypothesis

The predicted answer to a research question that normally describes a situation or event and can answer the questions of what and how.

Goal of a quantitative approach

Finding evidence to either support or contradict an idea or hypothesis.

Examples of quantitative data

Numerical values such as revenue in dollars or length in centimeters ($\text{cm}$).

Quantitative data display methods

Visual representations including graphs, charts, tables, and maps.

Statistical analysis

The field of analysis that commonly uses structured quantitative data to interpret information.