Qualitative Data Exploration
A worksheet for 4th graders to understand and interpret qualitative data through various activities and questions.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Qualitative data describes qualities or characteristics, not numbers. Think about descriptions!
1. Which of the following is an example of qualitative data?
The number of apples in a basket
The color of a car
The height of a tree
The temperature outside
2. Which of these describes a quality, not a quantity?
How many students are in the class
The favorite animals of the students
The scores on a math test
The number of books read
Fill in the blank with a word that describes a quality, not a number.
3. The of the flower is red.
4. My favorite subject is .
5. The dog has very fur.
Decide if each statement describes qualitative data (True) or not (False).
6. The number of students who like pizza is qualitative data.
True
False
7. The type of music someone enjoys is qualitative data.
True
False
8. Give an example of qualitative data you might collect about your classmates.
9. Explain why the number of pets someone has is NOT qualitative data.
10. Look at the bar graph below which shows the favorite colors of a group of students. Answer the questions that follow.
a. What is the most popular color?
b. What is the least popular color?