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Hard data vs. soft data

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Which data is more important in understanding a foreign market: hard data or soft data?

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This solution discusses the difference between hard data and soft data

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"Hard" data is the data in the form of numbers or graphs, as opposed to qualitative information.
Refers to relatively quantifiable measures such as a country's GDP, number of telephones ...

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