partisan1. 1  an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance. 2  Military. a member of a party of light or irregular troops engaged in harassing an enemy, especially a member of a guerrilla band engaged in fighting or sabotage against an occupying army.
When it comes to data analysis, some believe that statistical techniques are only applicable for quantitative data. This is not so. There are many statistical techniques that can be applied to qualitative data, such as ratings scales, that has been generated by a quantitative research approach.
In real research work, the two approaches are not mutually exclusive and can be. used in combination. As suggested by Smith, âqualitative analysis deals with the forms. and antecedent-consequent patterns of form, while quantitative analysis deals with. duration and frequency of formâ(Smith, 1975, p.218).