When you make business decisions as a manager, you take into account qualitative factors like reputations, brand strength and employee morale, as well as quantifiable data such as sales figures, ...

Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) has emerged as a vital methodological tool for analysing complex causal configurations in social science research. By bridging the gap between qualitative and ...

Business owners faced with tough decisions can use one or both of two general approaches to problem solving. The qualitative approach draws on a manager's experience and expertise, which together hone ...

As a researcher who has used a wide variety of methodologies, I understand the importance of acknowledging that we, as researchers, do not pick the methodology; rather, the research question dictates ...

Elemental analysis methods are used to determine the elemental composition of a substance and the concentration of each element present. However, there are two different subsets: one for determining ...

Scientific American is part of Springer Nature, which owns or has commercial relations with thousands of scientific publications (many of them can be found at www ...

Evidence-based practice is the current buzzword, but the ability to critique research is a valuable skill that is fundamental to nursing practice. Qualitative studies have been growing in popularity, ...

The Computational Social Science Meets Qualitative Research workshop took place at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) on Thursday 13 and Friday 14 November 2025. Convened by Dr ...