Let's do some market research. Yes, let's get some data. So, we could either get quantitative data or qualitative data. So, quantitative data is usually numerical, like a statistic. For example ...

Edmondson, Amy C., and Tiona Zuzul. "Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research." In The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Strategic Management. Continuously updated edition, edited by Mie ...

At times it is desirable to have independent variables in the model that are qualitative rather than quantitative. This is easily handled in a regression framework. Regression uses qualitative ...