qualitative analysis
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noun
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Origin of qualitative analysis
First recorded in 1835–45
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“We’ve probably ingested more third-party qualitative analysis in the last six weeks than we have in our entire history, combined,” Lambert said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Archived mail does not lend itself to a comparable quantitative analysis, but a qualitative analysis of the discourse tells an important story of the longer history.
From Scientific American • Oct. 23, 2023
Published in 2018 by the University of Chicago Press, the book added a focus on social issues, as well as a qualitative analysis of four individual billionaires.
From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2022
Analytics companies that provide corporate ESG ratings use a combination of company disclosures, news sources and qualitative analysis of third-party data.
From Reuters • Dec. 15, 2019
But a second test is necessary in this qualitative analysis if a story is to take high rank above other stories.
From The Best Short Stories of 1915 And the Yearbook of the American Short Story by O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington)
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