qualitative analysis

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. the analysis of a substance in order to ascertain the nature of its chemical constituents.

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qualitative analysis British  

noun

1. See analysis

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qualitative analysis Scientific  

/ kwŏl′ĭ-tā′tĭv /

1. See under analysis

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Etymology

Origin of qualitative analysis

First recorded in 1835–45

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• qualitative analysis vs. quantitative analysis

Example Sentences

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

One of my students, who's now my co-author, Bronwyn Bishop, did a qualitative analysis of research papers that were handed out at a recent wildlife biology conference.

From Salon

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

But according to the study, qualitative analysis found participants were happy with the outcomes of the trial and “motivated to lose more weight.”

From Seattle Times

“The quantitative analysis needs to be supplemented with greater qualitative analysis and judgment as Treasury may be questionably branding Switzerland and Vietnam while missing more obvious cases of harmful currency practices,” Mr. Sobel said.

From New York Times