Innovative technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) are transforming and modernizing the way data is generated, collected, and analyzed across different industries and fields of study. 1 ...

Research is the backbone of society's progress. Without it, there would be no new drugs, tech, etc. Basically, every trace of human progress could grind to a halt. However, research is only as good as ...

Data serves as the foundational pillar for all sales and marketing endeavors, and the absence of first- and third-party insights would leave practitioners formulating campaigns and devising strategies ...

In the humanitarian aid community, research methods have traditionally skewed toward the qualitative: Participant interviews, focus groups, and field surveys have been the predominant tools ...

Business managers and directors used to rely on their experience and instinct to make tough decisions. Increasingly, however, they want to know what the numbers say. In the era of big data, ...

Big data is often differentiated by the four V’s: velocity, veracity, volume and variety. Researchers assign various measures of importance to each of the metrics, sometimes treating them equally, ...

What are the differences between gathering and analyzing quantitative and qualitative information? Better yet, how can you develop these skills and use this knowledge in a real-world job? Quantitative ...

Elucidating information about proteins present in biological samples is vital for scientists working in the field of life sciences. Whilst qualitative data can tell us which proteins are present in a ...

The processes used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to collect data for the jobs report have been under scrutiny after last week's disappointing jobs report, and one of the agency's former ...