adjective · academic
qualitative
UK/ˈkwɒləteɪtɪv/US/ˈkwɑːlɪteɪtɪv/QUAL·i·ta·tive
relating to the qualities or characteristics of something rather than its quantity; often used for non-numerical research
Examples
“Qualitative data from interviews gave deeper insight into students' attitudes.”
“In Task 2 you can mention qualitative research when discussing education outcomes.”
“The study combined quantitative and qualitative methods to be more comprehensive.”
Band 8 sentence
“The paper presented qualitative evidence from focus groups to explain why participation rates had declined.”
Collocations
- qualitative research
- qualitative data
- qualitative analysis
Word family
Common mistakes
use 'qualitative' interchangeably with 'qualitative data' without article→qualitative data / qualitative research
translate word-by-word as 'chất lượng'→định tính
Say it for a higher band
5descriptive→6non-numerical→7+qualitative
Synonyms
descriptive
Easily confused
quantitative
“The researchers used quantitative methods to measure changes over time.”
descriptive
“A descriptive study outlined the participants' experiences.”
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