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.
Qualitative Data and Laboratory Testing By John Brennan; Updated April 24, 2017 Quantitative data is numerical data, whereas qualitative data has no numbers attached to it. The gender of respondents in a study, dividing light bulbs into categories like very bright, somewhat bright and dim, or the type of pizza a customer prefers are all examples of qualitative data.