Suppose you're given a data set that classifies each sample unit into one of four categories: A, B, C, or D.

You plan to create a computer database consisting of these data, and you decidc to code the data as A = 1, B = 2, C = 3, and D = 4. Are the data consisting of the classifications A, B, C, and D qualitative or quantitative? After the data are input as 1, 2, 3, or 4, are they qualitative or quantitative? Explain your answcrs.

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