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A geologist is collecting data from a sample of rock. Which of the following is an example of qualitative, rather than quantitative, data?
Question 6 options:

A)

The percentages of various minerals in the rock

B)

A description of the rock's coloring

C)

The weight of the rock

D)

A measurement of rock's grain size

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B) A description of the rock's coloring

Coloring is a qualitative (descriptive, non-numerical) property; the others are quantitative (numerical measurements).