A researcher is collecting qualitative data pertaining to social behaviors of deer at different times of the day. How will she most likely need to organize this data?

Qualitative data describe categories or observations rather than numerical measurements. Social behaviors of deer, such as feeding or resting, are best recorded in a data table, organized by time of day. A graph could summarize counts, but the table is the most direct way to organize these observations.

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