Sociology / Unit 2 Soc 0156 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Qualitative Data
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The idea
Qualitative data are represented in words, images, and observations, capturing meaning, context, and process rather than magnitude.
In practice
Twenty long interviews with people who quit explain the reasoning that a checkbox survey flattens into one category.
Where people slip
The two kinds answer different questions; neither is the serious one.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
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