Qualitative Data

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-022864",
  "term": "Qualitative Data",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Information that is difficult to measure, count, or express in numerical terms.\n\n2. Observations or information characterized by measurement on a categorical scale, i.e., a dichotomous or nominal scale, or, if the categories are ordered, an ordinal scale. Examples are sex, hair color, death or survival, and nationality. [Last 1983]\n\n3. Descriptive data.",
  "subject": "Policy and guidance",
  "references": [
    "Program Evaluation Glossary",
    "Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment",
    "Environmental Information Quality Procedure Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/qualitative-data/"
}