lets say thare is a black, blue ,red, and brown cat that is big and has small feet. the details are the observation
the details are black, blue, red, brown, big, small feet.
you observed how they look.
This is an example of an observation, as it describes a physical characteristic of the bird.
an inference
naturalistic observation. =)
Recording a birdsong and describing it as a"calming" is an example of which type of observation
A qualitative observation is used in chemistry, and is simply observing physical changes.
A qualitative observation merely indicates that the subject possesses a certain quality, for example "this water is salty". A quantitative observation takes a measurement of the quality, for example "this salty water has a concentration of 10% salt".
A quantitative observation involves looking at the numerical aspects and properties of a substance. For instance, there are are 3.0 grams of sodium chloride in this weighboat. A qualitative observation is any observation that involves the qualities outside of the numerical aspects. For example, the sodium chloride is white.
a non-example is an astronomer looking a the ground
An observation is something you can actually see, for example, bubbles during a reaction. However, an inference is the meaning you take from an observation, for example, you may infer that hydrogen was produced if you observed bubbles.
A qualitative observation. For example, your gender, or the colour of your eyes.
naturalistic observation. =)
an inference