Quantitative variables take the form of numerical figures. Qualitative variables describe data by placing them into broad categories. For example, the number of units that your business sells over a ...

Research is the backbone of society's progress. Without it, there would be no new drugs, tech, etc. Basically, every trace of human progress could grind to a halt. However, research is only as good as ...

This paper proposes a method for analysing relations between a qualitative variable and a group of quantitative variables. The method is an extension of known results concerning the analysis of ...

Key points Neither a quantitative nor a qualitative methodology is the right way to approach every scientific question. Rather, the nature of the question determines which methodology is best suited ...

A two-valued qualitative variable can be represented by a single 0-or-1-valued "dummy" variable. If a qualitative variable has three or more possible values (e.g., make-of-car, or marital-status), ...

Business owners faced with tough decisions can use one or both of two general approaches to problem solving. The qualitative approach draws on a manager's experience and expertise, which together hone ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Many interesting sociological questions pertain to how the association between two variables depends on a third variable. In sociological ...

A novel approach based on latent variable modelling is presented for the analysis of multivariate quantitative and qualitative trait loci. The approach is general in the sense that it enables the ...

As a researcher who has used a wide variety of methodologies, I understand the importance of acknowledging that we, as researchers, do not pick the methodology; rather, the research question dictates ...