Which type of data is "quantitative"?

• A. Non-numeric, Descriptive Data
• B. Qualitative Data
• C. Ordinal Data
• D. Numeric, Measurable Data

Answer: (D)

The question is about what counts as quantitative data. Quantitative data is data expressed with numbers that you can measure and add, subtract, or compare—allowing you to quantify how much, how many, or what value something has. Numeric, Measurable Data fits this because it uses numbers to represent amounts (like height, weight, test scores, or temperature), making it suitable for arithmetic and statistical analysis.

Non-numeric descriptive data uses words to describe qualities and isn’t meant for numerical operations. Ordinal data involves ranking or order, but the gaps between ranks aren’t guaranteed to be equal, so it’s not purely quantitative even though numbers might appear.