1. A Qualitative Analysis seeks out the ‘why’, not the ‘how’ of its topic, seeking out the quality not quantity. A Quantitative Analysis seeks out the ‘How’, not the ‘Why’ of its topic, seeking out ...

Mainstream economists and others speak of the Consumer Price Index as the measure of inflation. Yet, the CPI is nothing more ...

Institutional investors face complex decisions—where to allocate capital, which managers to trust, how to weather volatility. These choices can’t rely on instinct alone. They require data, structure, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Let's say you want to learn how a group will vote in an election. You face a classic decision of gathering qualitative vs. quantitative data. With one method, you can ask voters open-ended questions ...

We need to put in another order for some more t-shirts. Shall I just get the same as last time? Or we could get something different. Maybe even see what our customers think. Let's do some market ...

Qualitative marketing differs from quantitative marketing by addressing promotional advantages you can't use numbers to describe. Small businesses typically have limited resources, so qualitative ...