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Data typically recorded as words, images, or observations rather than numbers. Examples include in-depth interview transcripts, diaries, anthropological field notes, responses to open-ended survey questions, audio-visual recordings, and images.
This is a method of dividing the data displayed in a choropleth map . Quantile classification arranges data so there is the same count of features in each class. This will result in an equal distribution of shading across the maps. This can result in a misleading map, as similar features can be in different classes, and widely different features in the same class. See also Equal intervals and Natural breaks (or Jenks).
Data recorded as numbers that can be counted, measured, or analysed statistically. Examples include responses to closed-ended survey questions, height or weight measurements, or answers to rating scales.
A request for specific information from a database or system. In research, queries are used to extract, filter, and retrieve data that meets defined criteria, for example, asking a database to return all survey responses from participants aged 18 to 30 in a particular region. The most common programming language for writing queries is SQL.