It has proved hard for qualitative research to deliver conclusions that are as powerful as those from quantitative research.
Advocates of more disclosure say that in lieu of hard numbers, even qualitative assessments are helpful.
It will examine political participation, economic growth and development and will include both hard data and qualitative numbers.
Effective communication of quantitative information (hard information) and qualitative information (soft information) by innovator entrepreneurs in the financial market is particularly important in funding innovative projects.
In particular, the research aims at highlighting which quantitative information (hard information) and qualitative information (soft information) are deemed relevant by entrepreneurs and external funders to evaluate an innovative project at different stages of development.
In particular, managers were asked to express an opinion on the relevance of certain categories of quantitative information (hard information) and qualitative information (soft information) in order to assess the creditworthiness of large firms and SMEs.
In the second part of the questionnaire, it asked to express an opinion on the relevance of certain categories of quantitative information (hard information) and qualitative information (soft information) to assess the funding worthiness of the innovative projects (Table 14).
That... the way the journals are set up, so like the [named journal] predominantly but not always, has traditionally taken quantitative papers, so it's hard to put qualitative research, or to mix those two things up, and it's getting the experience of the reviewers.
He said his group was pushing hard for a "clear qualitative signal" that explained the need to "ultimately squeeze all the greenhouse gas emissions out of the global economy, at least on a net basis".
Fuzzy logic is also rapidly being assimilated into the sciences and, since it is capable of utilizing both "hard" data and "soft" qualitative statements, fuzzy logic naturally lends itself to applications in the Earth Sciences.
