Business managers and directors used to rely on their experience and instinct to make tough decisions. Increasingly, however, they want to know what the numbers say. In the era of big data, ...

What are the differences between gathering and analyzing quantitative and qualitative information? Better yet, how can you develop these skills and use this knowledge in a real-world job? Quantitative ...

You can use both qualitative and quantitative reports to track the work performance of individuals, business units and your workforce as a whole. Quantitative data is based upon statistics, while ...

Institutional investors face complex decisions—where to allocate capital, which managers to trust, how to weather volatility. These choices can’t rely on instinct alone. They require data, structure, ...

Michael Schmidt, CFA, is a staff member of FINRA's Dispute Resolution Board with 20+ years of experience in the financial market. Doretha Clemons, Ph.D., MBA, PMP, has been a corporate IT executive ...