Qualitative observations are those that cannot really be counted or measured by empirical figures, but are rather described by the features they have such as their color or taste.
Quantitative observations can be measured and counted by empirical figures i.e. numbers such as age and temperature. Number operations such as addition can be performed on them as well.
Qualitative observations.
The shirt is soft and red.
The river flows more quickly in the spring than in the summer.
Quantitative observations.
There are eight elephants over the age of six at the zoo.
