Kvantitatiivisen

Kvantitatiivisen is a Finnish adjective form meaning related to quantity or numerical data. The base adjective is kvantitatiivinen (quantitative). The form kvantitatiivisen is the genitive singular of this adjective, used to modify a noun in genitive case, for example in phrases such as kvantitatiivisen tutkimuksen or kvantitatiivisen datan.

In academic and scientific Finnish, kvantitatiivinen describes approaches, data and analyses that rely on numerical measurement and statistical methods. Kvantitatiiviset menetelmät aim to quantify variables, test hypotheses and produce generalizable, comparable results. Typical tools include surveys, experiments, secondary data analysis and other structured data collection methods. The data are usually numeric or easily convertible to numbers, enabling statistical analysis such as correlations, regressions and hypothesis testing.

Kvantitatiivinen tutkimus is often contrasted with kvalitatiivinen tutkimus, which focuses on meanings, contexts and in-depth understanding of phenomena typically through non-numeric data. While kvantitatiiviset tutkimusotteet emphasize objectivity, replicability and large samples, kvalitatiiviset lähestymistavat emphasize depth and context. In practice, many studies combine both approaches, a design sometimes referred to as mixed methods.

Common usage examples include kvantitatiivisen tutkimuksen suunnittelu (planning a quantitative study), kvantitatiivisen datan kerääminen (collecting quantitative data) and kvantitatiivisen analyysin tulokset (results of a quantitative analysis). The form kvantitatiivisen reflects Finnish grammar rules, matching the noun it modifies in genitive singular.