qualitative
adjective
qual·i·ta·tive
ˈkwä-lə-ˌtā-tiv 
: of, relating to, or involving quality or kind
qualitatively
adverb
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Use Qualitative Research As A Guide Use qualitative research to guide you when reviewing data sources.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Clemson researchers gathered the full set of R-FBI reports by scraping their website and used qualitative hand coding of individual R-FBI reports to organize them into categories and then counted those over time.
—Michael Conte, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Organizations that blend quantitative and qualitative data in their communications receive more attention compared to those that rely on one or the other.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Additionally, Pani said the company does a lot of qualitative and quantitative research, which entails methodologies such as A/B testing.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Clemson researchers gathered the full set of R-FBI reports by scraping their website and used qualitative hand coding of individual R-FBI reports to organize them into categories and then counted those over time.
—Michael Conte, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Organizations that blend quantitative and qualitative data in their communications receive more attention compared to those that rely on one or the other.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Additionally, Pani said the company does a lot of qualitative and quantitative research, which entails methodologies such as A/B testing.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Qualitative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/qualitative. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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qualitative
adjective
qual·i·ta·tive
ˈkwäl-ə-ˌtāt-iv
: of, relating to, or involving quality or kind
qualitatively
adverb
Medical Definition
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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