What term refers to information and facts that take a numerical form?

• A. Pilot study
• B. Sampling frame
• C. Quantitative data
• D. Random sampling

Answer: (C)

The main idea is information that is in numerical form. This kind of data is counted, measured, or assigned numbers so you can perform arithmetic and statistics on it. It lets you compare amounts, identify patterns, and measure relationships. For example, test scores, ages, heights, and rainfall in millimeters are all quantitative data because they are represented with numbers and can be analyzed with means, medians, standard deviations, and correlations.

The other terms refer to different aspects of research rather than the nature of the data. A pilot study is a small preliminary test of methods, a sampling frame is the list from which a sample is drawn, and random sampling describes a sampling technique. They relate to how you collect data, not to the data itself.