Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University administrators are interested in determining the average parking time (e.g. the time it takes a student to find a parking spot) of its students. An administrator inconspicuously followed 250 students and carefully recorded their parking times. What type of variable is the administration interested in collecting?
A) quantitative data
B) qualitative data

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The administration is interested in collecting quantitative data because they are measuring the time it takes for students to find a parking spot, which is a numerical value.

Parking at a Large University Has Become a Very Big