The opposite is a quantitative observation, such as the weight or length of an object. Quantitative observations have numbers, such as 3 pounds or 5 meters. You would be quantifying or measuring a thing.
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Quantitative means having numbers and measurements. qualitatitive does not. Qualitative Example: mix hydrogen and oxygen and you get water. Quantitative Example: mix two moles of Hydrogen and one mole of Oxygen to get one mole of water.
anything that can be mesured
They are variables that can take quantitative - as opposed to qualitative values. For example, the colour of peoples' eyes is a qualitative variable, but their age or shoe size are quantitative variables.
An example of quantitative data: A man is stocking a lemonade stand. He has 40 lemons. They are 5 inches tall. This is quantitative data, using numbers to describe an object whilst QUALITATIVE data is when you OBSERVE, such as: The lemons are yellow and bumpy. They are also sour.