quantitative.

concerned with quantities or with analysis expressed through numerical measurement

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Words that belong together

• quantitative analysis
• quantitative data
• quantitative measure

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The study combines quantitative data with interviews.

A quantitative measure cannot capture every aspect of trust.

The chapter evaluates the quantitative evidence for the claim.

Usage notes

Primary curation section: Academic. Numerical data are not automatically more valid than other evidence; quality depends on how quantities are defined and measured. Normally non-gradable in the methodological classification sense. Related adverb: quantitatively.