Sprint 2.4: Qualitative And Quantitative

In a clinical trial assessing blood types, researchers use data because the categories like A, B, AB, and O have no inherent order. When a psychologist asks patients to rate their anxiety levels from 'mild' to 'severe,' they are collecting data, which shows a sequence but not equal distances between points. IQ scores in cognitive psychology represent data, as the difference between scores is standardized and meaningful, but there is no true zero point. An economist analyzing national income or household wealth relies on data, because a value of zero indicates a complete absence of money. Unlike numerical statistics, research focuses on in-depth interviews and open-ended surveys to understand human behavior and underlying motivations.