here's a website with a side by side comparison each arguing its case: http://wilderdom.com/research/QualitativeVersusQuantitativeResearch.html
and basically quantitative research is the empirical data (times/dates/data) everything that can be scientifically measured or recorded.
qualitative on the other hand is more about your personal observations during the research. an example would be difference in colour between a couple patches of ground pr texture of a item. more to deal with the five senses.
what is the difference between qualitative and quantitative
This questions references the two primary approaches to academic methodology. Qualitative research is highly descriptive, whereas quantitative methods rely on statistics, measurements, and mathematical calculations.
The main difference between qualitative and quantitative research/observations are the purposes of the observations. Qualitative research uses a small number of cases to determine the underlying reasons and motivations of an action. Quantitative research uses a large number of cases to create a generalized result.
Qualitative research focuses on understanding behaviors, attitudes, and experiences through methods like interviews and observations, while quantitative research involves collecting and analyzing numerical data to identify patterns and relationships.
The difference is that qualitative is wade with 1 of your 5 senses and the other one which is quantitative is an observation involving numbers.
Quantitative is like how many of the object there are, and qualitative is its color or texture (physical stuff).
Qualitative refers to what a sample is, while quantitative refers to how much of that materal is present.
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It's probably similar to the difference between qualitative and quantitative analysis. Qualitative analysis (and research) looks at what is there, quantitative analysis (an presumably research) actually measures how much is there. Since all modern science is based on exeriment (and measurement), I'm not sure how you can do realistic qualitative research.
Quantitative research focuses on numerical data and statistical analysis to generalize findings to a larger population, while qualitative research concentrates on understanding human behavior and experiences through non-numerical data such as interviews, observations, and case studies. Quantitative research aims to measure the relationship between variables, while qualitative research seeks to explore phenomena in-depth to gain a deeper understanding.
They are both very good forms of research the main difference is the method in which the research is carried. In quantitative research there are more statistics involved. Everything is more mathematical in a sense, you're focused on the quantity. In qualitative research there is a focused on the quality of the work the questioning as to why things happen.
quantitive means amount, qualitative means quality or the integrity