qualitative research

type of research using scientific method of observation to gather and analyse non-numerical data
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Summary

qualitative research is a study type[1]. It draws 2,485 Wikipedia views per month (study_type category, ranking #2 of 16).[2]

Key Facts

  • qualitative research's instance of is recorded as study type[3].
  • qualitative research is a type of empirical research[4].
  • qualitative research's Commons category is recorded as Qualitative research[5].
  • qualitative research is the opposite of quantitative research[6].
  • qualitative research's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Qualitative research[7].
  • qualitative research's different from is recorded as qualitative property[8].
  • qualitative research's different from is recorded as qualitative chemical analysis[9].
  • qualitative research's uses is recorded as qualitative method[10].
  • qualitative research's uses is recorded as qualitative research data[11].
  • qualitative research's Wikimedia import URL is recorded as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualitative_research[12].
  • qualitative research's P14541 is recorded as 3r8EMm[13].
  • qualitative research's P14541 is recorded as quMJB[14].
  • qualitative research's P14864 is recorded as kvalit_tutkimus[15].

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Definition and Type

qualitative research's instance of is recorded as study type[3]. It is a type of empirical research[4]. It is the opposite of quantitative research[6].

Why It Matters

qualitative research draws 2,485 Wikipedia views per month (study_type category, ranking #2 of 16).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Zache · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14864 → kvalit_tutkimus
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14864: kvalit_tutkimus, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789688721844"
  2. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3r8EMm, quMJB
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0004042-kvalitativni-vyzkum
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0004042-kvalitativni-vyzkum, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  4. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → empirical research
    Instance of → study type
    Topic's main category → Category:Qualitative research
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ Yso id: 11782, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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