connected with or measuring the quality of something, rather than with how much of it there isThe findings from both qualitative and quantitative research show a positive outcome.The assessor gathered qualitative data on parent-child interactions.The discussion in this paper is largely based on a qualitative analysis of organizational documents.comparequantitative
qualitativelyadverb
BrEBrE//ˈkwɒlɪtətɪvli//
;NAmENAmE//ˈkwɑːlɪteɪtɪvli//
Data were analysed qualitatively using thematic analysis.