Which data type is best described as numerical measurements such as metrics?

• A. Anecdotal data.
• B. Qualitative data.
• C. Quantitative data.
• D. Descriptive data.

Answer: (C)

Numerical measurements such as metrics are quantitative data. This kind of data is expressed with numbers—counts, measurements, percentages, scores—and it lends itself to arithmetic operations and statistical analysis, like calculating averages or identifying trends. The other options describe non-numeric or descriptive information: anecdotal data are personal stories and experiences; qualitative data capture qualities, descriptions, or categories rather than numbers; descriptive data refers to summarizing characteristics but isn’t itself a numeric data type. So when you’re looking at information quantified as numbers and metrics, it’s quantitative data.