Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,900,385,904 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Quantify
(redirected from quantifiability)

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
Quantify
To express economic, market or other research directly in terms of mathematical data. Quantitative factors include facts such a P/E ratios, GDP growth, and other data that are objectively measurable. See also: Qualitative research.


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Financial browser?   Full browser?
 
In Wallerstein's words: The quantifiability of data determined the choice of research problems which then determined the conceptual apparatuses with which one defined and handled the empirical data.
Moreover, even assuming quantifiability, how could judges, who typically adjudicate two-party adversarial proceedings, possibly be in a position to evaluate social costs and benefits involving hundreds of millions of people along multiple dimensions (as they would have to do if "in principle every Fourth Amendment case .
microbial sensors could be adapted to an extent that phenol presence can be detected with certainty and reasonable quantifiability.
 
 
 
Financial Dictionary
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.