GradeGen

Descriptive information, such as people’s explanations, opinions and experiences.

Descriptive information, such as interview answers, field sketches or photographs.

Qualitative data describe features or experiences, such as an interview answer or an annotated photograph. Either type can be primary or secondary.

Descriptive information, such as observations of a landscape or people's comments about a place.

Information describing qualities or categories, such as opinions or types of transport.

Descriptive information about qualities, observations, experiences or opinions, recorded through words or images rather than numerical measurements.

Descriptive information about features or characteristics, recorded through methods such as photographs and field sketches.

Photographs and field sketches provide qualitative data, recording what the landscape looks like.

Descriptive information that records qualities or features, such as an annotated sketch of coastal landforms.

Non-numerical evidence, such as written descriptions, photographs, field sketches or people's explanations.

Descriptive information, such as people's explanations and opinions about their surroundings.

Descriptive information about qualities or features, such as observations recorded in an annotated field sketch.

Qualitative data are descriptions, such as an annotated field sketch showing a coastal defence, its condition and evidence of its effects.

Descriptive information about qualities or features, such as an annotated field sketch of a river channel.

Information expressed in words or descriptions, such as people's explanations of their experiences and opinions.

Information expressed as descriptions or categories, such as opinions about a place.

Quantitative data are numerical measurements or counts; qualitative data are descriptions or categories. Qualitative responses can be grouped and counted: answers such as ‘satisfied’ and ‘dissatisfied’ can become numerical totals for a chart.

Descriptive information, such as observations, photographs or people's written opinions.

Descriptive information, such as field observations or interview responses.

Explain what you actually record: ‘annotate a photograph of pavement damage and litter’ is more precise than ‘collect qualitative data’.