Open AccessVisualizing Qualitative Information
Author(s) -
D. Jason Slone
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the qualitative report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2160-3715
DOI - 10.46743/2160-3715/2009.1407
Subject(s) - visualization , bar chart , qualitative research , qualitative analysis , computer science , qualitative property , data science , data visualization , pie chart , information visualization , universality (dynamical systems) , sociology , data mining , social science , mathematics , statistics , machine learning , physics , quantum mechanics
The abundance of qualitative data in today's society and the need to easily scrutinize, digest, and share this information calls for effective visualization and analysis tools. Yet, no existing qualitative tools have the analytic power, visual effectiveness, and universality of familiar quantitative instruments like bar charts, scatter-plots, and pie charts. Amid a discussion of the need for more powerful qualitative analysis and visualization tools, this article presents a device that takes us toward better representations of qualitative results.