The main difference between qualititative and quantitative data is the numeric information. In quliatative data we only rely on information from the field which is not numeric and the quantitative data contains numerica data. That's why quantitative data is also know as mathematic dats.
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Calculus to produce Quantative data
Quantitative data deals with numbers and data that are measurable. Qualitative data, meanwhile, deals with descriptions and data that are observable but not measurable.
Qualitative means what is it while quantative means how much is there. Some examples of qualitative data might be whether a solution is of copper or iron or if a compound is formed with nitrate or carbonate. Quantative data could be the concentration of a solution or the mass present in a sample.
Due to the economic meltdown the Government engaged in quantative easing.
Quantative means "can be expressed as a number" so a quantative measure is any measure that can be counted objectively. "Doing a good job" is not a quantative measure. "Waiting on 37 customers per hour" is a quantative measure.