qualitative analysis
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Meaning
the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements
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Alongside decision-critical data, the service adds regular qualitative analysis of competitive developments, distribution strategies, business models and technology evolution.
Sociolinguistics often makes use of traditional quantitative analysis and statistics in investigating the frequency of features, while some disciplines, like contact linguistics, focus on qualitative analysis.
The assessment may use a subjective qualitative analysis based on informed opinion, or where reliable dollar figures and historical information is available, the analysis may use quantitative analysis.
A quantitative risk analysis provides an organization with more objective information and data than the qualitative analysis process, thus aiding in its value to the decision-making process.
Last week I heard Marko Hurst give a nice talk on search analytics in which he emphasized the importance of integrating quantitative and qualitative analysis in any user experience effort.
The authors concluded through a qualitative analysis that SMBG on quality of life showed no effect on patient satisfaction or the patients' health-related quality of life.