qualitative- what does this word mean?

Answer 1

It has to do with looking at things which are not directly measurable. For example, qualitative research tends to use techniques like observation, interviews and case studies to get a deeper look at a phenomenon, whereas quantitative research relies on things like surveys and experiments to get what is usually a more accurate, but more shallow, view.

Answer 2

Qualitative means 'concerning quality' however since it is a descriptive word, it's meaning may change slightly when used with different words. For instance qualitative study implies study that can be proven, that is, through research, experimentation and justifiable working models. The normally used in 'Qualitative research'. It hardly ever occurs together with other words. Qualitative research refers to an approach of research in social sciences that involves looking at human behaviour and what causes human behaviour and decisions, this of course in real terms cannot be measured, as opposed to quantitative research that relies on numerical or quantifiable data. A simply and well known example to distinguish the two is the economic concept of utility (or satisfaction derived from consumption). Utility is qualitative since it is impossible to create an accurate measure of satisfaction however that does not mean utility can be ignored in economics since it is a very important concept. Demand on the other hand can be quantified because the amount of goods consumed at particular prices can be established if proper records are kept and proper surveys carried out.

Answer 3

neniaf is correct. Contrast qualitative with quantitative. Qualitative information allows you to differentiate and make judgments based of characteristics, but you can't put a hard number to it. Quantitative information allows you to explicitly specify a value.

In chemical qualitative analysis, I might tell you that a sample contains the minerals iron, nickel and carbon. In chemical quantitative analysis, I might tell you that a sample contains 74% iron, 18 % nickel and 8% carbon.

Answer 4

It refers to data, which is often classed as "qualitative" or "quantititive", where the second refers to numerical data and the first other things. For example, consider a sweet shop's various types of sweets. Qualititive data could be flavour, colour, texture etc whereas quantitive data would be price, calorific content, density, length etc. Basically it's details about something which aren't numbers!

Answer 5

quality, concerning quality

Answer 6

Go to dictionary.com you should find it there