quantitative

UK/ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv/US/ˈkwɑn.təˌteɪ.tɪv/

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Quantitative means measured in numbers and statistics. Quantitative research, quantitative data, a quantitative approach.

It pairs with qualitative, and the two answer different questions: quantitative work tells you how many and how much, qualitative work tells you why and how it feels. Good research often needs both. The Latin quantus means how much.

Definitions of quantitative

1adjectivequantitativeMeasured in numbers and statistics.C1
“The survey gave us quantitative data, such as percentages and average scores.”

quantitative is a quality of method.

Where it comes from

Latin quantitativus comes from quantitas, quantity, from quantus, how much.

Latin
quantitātīvus
English, today
quantitative

From Latin quantitātīvus. by surface analysis, quantity + -ative.

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quantitative in the wild

Methods also vary by whether they collect qualitative data, quantitative data or both.
List of psychological research methods
Quantitative psychological research is psychological research that employs quantitative research methods.
Quantitative psychological research
Social research methodologies can be classified as quantitative and qualitative.
Social research
There is often a more complex relationship between "qualitative" and "quantitative" approaches than would be suggested by drawing a simple distinction between them.
Social research
The process of measurement is central to quantitative research because it provides the fundamental connection between empirical observation and mathematical expression of quantitative relationships.
Quantitative research

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