Question

ryan called each school in the district to determine whether or not they have a recycling program. what is true about ryans data collection?
ryan conducted a survey where he asked about qualitative data.
ryan conducted a survey where he asked about quantitative data.
ryan conducted an observational study where he asked about qualitative data.
ryan conducted an observational study where he asked about quantitative data.

Explanation:

• A survey involves asking questions to gather data. An observational study involves observing without directly asking. Here, Ryan called (asked), so it's a survey.
• Qualitative data is non - numerical (like yes/no, presence/absence). Quantitative data is numerical. The question is about presence (yes/no) of a recycling program (qualitative).

Answer:

Ryan conducted a survey where he asked about qualitative data.