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A Qualitative Observation is an observation that uses the five senses. sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste. An example of this would be: "This tree has bright green leaves that have soft bumps on them."

The opposite is a quantitative observation, which is measured in numbers, such as the weight or length of an object. For example, 5 pounds or 100 inches. For instance "The stratosphere begins 40 kilometers above the surface of Earth."

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A qualitative observation is a description based on qualities and characteristics, such as color, shape, texture, taste, or smell. It does not involve numerical data or measurements but focuses on the properties of the subject being observed.

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A qualitative observation is an observation which does not require measurement.

I might say "I am tall". This is a qualitative observation.

Saying "I'm 1.86 meters tall" would be a quantitative observation.

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A qualitative observation is a quality about the specimen you are studying. Like if you were studying a flower, and you say that the petals on the flower are a pink color. That would be qualitative data because you are describing a quality about the object or specimen of interest. Hope this helps.

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Qualitative observation is a type of observation that involves the collection of non-numerical data. It is based on the subjective interpretation of the observer and does not involve the use of instruments or measurements. Qualitative observations are descriptive in nature, and they often involve the use of senses like sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell to gather information about the subject being observed. This type of observation is commonly used in fields such as Social Sciences, anthropology, and Biology. Examples of qualitative observations may include the color, texture, shape, or behavior of an object or organism

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What is a qualitative observation?

An observation about the color, shape, size, or condition of something.

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The way I remember is by thinking of a quality of someone. Its a characteristic of an object..so like gold, or cold...etc.

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Qualitative observation is a research method where the characteristics or qualities of a phenomenon are described without using any quantitative measurements or data.

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getting observations by using numbers

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It is and observation in which the appearance of something is Described using descriptive language

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