Question

Nydia noted all the information below. Which statement gives quantitative data? Some of the growth rings are wider than others. The tree was 20 years old when it was cut down. A forest fire burned the tree during the years that it was alive. The widest growth rings indicate years that had the most rainfall.

Answer 1

The answer is the second statement.

Quanitative refers to numbers. The only statement that contains a numerical information is "the tree was 20 years old when it was cut down".

The other statements only contain qualitative information.

Answer 2

Answer:

B. The tree was 20 years old when it was cut down.

Explanation:

Quantitative data refers to data that provides statistical and numerical information regarding the subject matter rather than generalized information. In the answer choices above only the second option provides quantitative data in the form of a numerical value i.e. "tree was 20 years old".