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Describe qualitative data. What exactly are they? Provide an example to justify your response.

Provide an example of qualitative data that would be derived from secondary content data. Provide examples to justify your response.

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This solution provides a simple explanation of what qualitative data is and what secondary qualitative data is.

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Qualitative data characterizes but does not measure information gained in data collection. Qualitative data collection occurs for explaining a thing, person, action, or phenomenon. It describes, but unlike quantitative data, does not define. Data is gathered and then analyzed for the ...

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