qualitative

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The result is a statistical rise in participation that masks a qualitative divide: opportunity at the top, compulsion at the bottom.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

When it comes to their companies’ workforces, executives likely can only capture qualitative information assembled from perspectives and assessments by managers.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026

The transaction would erode Israel’s qualitative military edge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Suggested tools include qualitative observations, digital tracking, diary studies, and cross-cultural research.

From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026

To the extent this represented a quantitative judgment, it was certainly true; yet in qualitative terms, it may be viewed as a desperate rationalization of a foregone conclusion.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik