What is quantitative?

  • (adj): Expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement.
    Example: "Export wheat without quantitative limitations"; "quantitative analysis determines the amounts and proportions of the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture"
    See also — Additional definitions below

Some articles on quantitative:

Peter J. Salzman
... Salzman finished a Master of Quantitative Finance at Baruch College ... He worked as a quantitative-developer for Fitch Ratings and Fitch Solutions before becoming a quantitative analyst for Algorithmics ... He is currently a quantitative analyst for IBM ...
Social Surveys
... methods can generally vary along a quantitative/qualitative dimension ... Quantitative designs approach social phenomena through quantifiable evidence, and often rely on statistical analysis of many cases (or across intentionally designed ... While various methods may sometimes be classified as quantitative or qualitative, most methods contain elements of both ...
Society For Quantitative Analysis Of Behavior
... The Society for the Quantitative Analyses of Behavior was founded in 1978 by Michael Lamport Commons and John Anthony Nevin ... In the beginning it was called the Harvard Symposium on Quantitative Analysis of Behavior (HSQAB) ... This society meets once a year to discuss various topic in quantitative analysis of behavior including but not limited to behavioral economics, behavioral momentum, Connectionist systems or neural ...
Sanford Bernstein
... Bernstein’s research disciplines include fundamental research, quantitative research, economic research and currency forecasting ... Bernstein also offers customized quantitative services and trading services ... Bernstein provides bottom-up coverage and portfolio strategies supported by sophisticated quantitative tools ...
Mapping Of Quantitative Trait Loci
... Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) are stretches of DNA containing or linked to the genes that underlie a quantitative trait ... Mapping regions of the genome that contain genes involved in specifying a quantitative trait is done using molecular tags such as AFLP or, more commonly SNPs ... Quantitative traits refer to phenotypes (characteristics) that vary in degree and can be attributed to polygenic effects, i.e ...

More definitions of "quantitative":

  • (adj): (of verse) having a metric system based on relative duration of syllables.
    Example: "In typical Greek and Latin verse of the classical period the rhymic system is based on some arrangement of long and short elements"
  • (adj): Relating to the measurement of quantity.
    Example: "Quantitative studies"