nonstatistical
Beyond mere numbers
Nonstatistical describes methods, approaches, or analyses that don't rely on statistical techniques.
A nonstatistical sample might be chosen for convenience rather than randomness.
Nonstatistical evidence includes anecdotes, case studies, or expert judgment—useful but not quantified: The audit used nonstatistical sampling to review high-risk transactions.
Subjective personal belief
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- impressionEffect on the mind
bias · hunch · gut · conjecture · speculation · anecdotal · personal · interpretive
Relating to characteristics, not quantities
- heuristicPractical solving shortcut
- categoricalUnconditional and explicit
- classificatoryPertaining to systematic grouping
- taxonomicOf systematic categorization
comparative · historical · theoretical · philosophical · logical · deductive · rationalist · axiomatic
Explaining meaning or significance
- phenomenologicalRelating to conscious experience study
- ethnographicDescribing cultures systematically
- thematicRelating to subject matter
- holisticAddressing interconnected wholes
conceptual · nuanced · hermeneutic · descriptive · observational · narrative · contextual · humanistic
opinion
Subjective personal belief
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
impression · bias · hunch · gut · conjecture · speculation · anecdotal · personal · interpretive · instinctive
qualitative
Relating to characteristics, not quantities
- heuristicPractical solving shortcut
- categoricalUnconditional and explicit
- classificatoryPertaining to systematic grouping
taxonomic · comparative · historical · theoretical · philosophical · logical · deductive · rationalist · axiomatic · deterministic
interpretive
Explaining meaning or significance
- phenomenologicalRelating to conscious experience study
- ethnographicDescribing cultures systematically
- thematicRelating to subject matter
holistic · conceptual · nuanced · hermeneutic · descriptive · observational · narrative · contextual · humanistic · ideographic
nonstatisticalstatistical
Relating to data analysis
quantitative · data-driven · probabilistic · numerical · econometric
statistics, statistic, statistical, statistician, statistically