qualitative
adjective
qual·i·ta·tive
ˈkwä-lə-ˌtā-tiv 
: of, relating to, or involving quality or kind
qualitatively
adverb
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Nominees will be put through a comprehensive and rigorous process of researching and scoring across a wide range of quantitative and qualitative criteria, including scalability, revenue and user growth, and the use of breakthrough technology.
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Cnbc.com Staff, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025
Additionally, qualitative feedback from employee surveys and focus groups can uncover insights about workplace culture and areas for improvement.
—Rhett Power, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Research — a survey of 109 CEOs of major Canadian organizations, complemented by in-depth qualitative interviews with 46 of them — suggests six strategies for alleviating loneliness that leaders can employ.
—Alaric Bourgoin,
sarah L. Wright,
jean-François Harvey,
saouré Kouamé, Harvard Business Review, 23 Dec. 2024
Immediately after each run, testers fill out digital scorecards with their quantitative and qualitative feedback on each ski.
—Jenny Wiegand, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
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Cnbc.com Staff, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025
Additionally, qualitative feedback from employee surveys and focus groups can uncover insights about workplace culture and areas for improvement.
—Rhett Power, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Research — a survey of 109 CEOs of major Canadian organizations, complemented by in-depth qualitative interviews with 46 of them — suggests six strategies for alleviating loneliness that leaders can employ.
—Alaric Bourgoin,
sarah L. Wright,
jean-François Harvey,
saouré Kouamé, Harvard Business Review, 23 Dec. 2024
Immediately after each run, testers fill out digital scorecards with their quantitative and qualitative feedback on each ski.
—Jenny Wiegand, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Qualitative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/qualitative. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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qualitative
adjective
qual·i·ta·tive
ˈkwäl-ə-ˌtāt-iv
: of, relating to, or involving quality or kind
qualitatively
adverb
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qualitative
adjective
qual·i·ta·tive
ˈkwäl-ə-ˌtāt-iv
: of, relating to, or involving quality or kind
qualitative changes
qualitatively
adverb
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