Vocabulary
quantitativ
/kvantitaˈtiːf/· adjective
quantitative; in terms of quantity
Research with numbers — questionnaires, statistics, measurements — as opposed to qualitativ: interviews, observation.
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- keine Steigerung
- quantitativ — not gradable
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
quantitativ
quantitative (research, methods)
Für die Umfrage wähle ich ein quantitatives Verfahren.
For the survey I'm choosing a quantitative method.
Word family
quantitativdie Quantitätthe quantityquantifizierento quantifydas Quantumthe amount, the quantum
Common combinations
- quantitative Methodenquantitative methods
- eine quantitative Befragunga quantitative survey
- quantitativ auswertento analyse quantitatively
Similar & opposite
↔ Opposites
qualitativ
Common learner mistakes
- eine quantitive Studieeine quantitative StudieGerman keeps the full Latin stem: quantitativ, qualitativ — with -ta- in the middle.
Real examples
- Ich kombiniere qualitative Interviews mit einer quantitativen Befragung.I'm combining qualitative interviews with a quantitative survey.
- Die Daten werden quantitativ ausgewertet.The data are analysed quantitatively.
- Quantitative Methoden liefern Zahlen, aber selten Erklärungen.Quantitative methods provide figures but rarely explanations.
