Information can be quantitative or qualitative.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOne of the most obvious ways to categorize information is by whether it is quantitative or qualitative. Some sources contain either quantitative information or qualitative information, but sources often contain both.<\/p>\n
Many people first think of information as something like what\u2019s in a table or spreadsheet of numbers and words. But information can be conveyed in more ways than textually or numerically.<\/p>\n
Quantitative Information<\/strong> – Involves a measurable quantity\u2014numbers are used. Some examples are length, mass, temperature, and time. Quantitative information is often called data, but can also be things other than numbers.<\/p>\nQualitative Information<\/strong> – Involves a descriptive judgment using concept words instead of numbers. Gender, country name, animal species, and emotional state are examples of qualitative information.<\/p>\nTake a quick look at the Example table below. Another way we could display the table\u2019s numerical information is in a graphic format \u2014listing the students\u2019 ages or GPAs on a bar chart, for example, rather than in a list of numbers. Or, all the information in the table could be displayed instead as a video of each student giving those details about themselves.<\/p>\n
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Information can be quantitative or qualitative.[\/caption]One of the most obvious ways to categorize information is by whether it is quantitative or qualitative. Some sources contain either quantitative information or qualitative information, but sources often contain both.\n\nMany people first think of information as something like what\u2019s in a table or spreadsheet of numbers and words. But information can be conveyed in more ways than textually or numerically.\n\nQuantitative Information<\/strong> - Involves a measurable quantity\u2014numbers are used. Some examples are length, mass, temperature, and time. Quantitative information is often called data, but can also be things other than numbers.\n\nQualitative Information<\/strong> - Involves a descriptive judgment using concept words instead of numbers. Gender, country name, animal species, and emotional state are examples of qualitative information.\n\nTake a quick look at the Example table below. Another way we could display the table\u2019s numerical information is in a graphic format \u2014listing the students\u2019 ages or GPAs on a bar chart, for example, rather than in a list of numbers. Or, all the information in the table could be displayed instead as a video of each student giving those details about themselves.\n\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/navegarvela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2016\/08\/ts-data-1024x606.png\")
This table illustrates that information can include a range