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Qualitative Evaluations Assessing Impact
Quantitative data helps analysts and policy makers understand progress towards achieving targets or pre-defined objectives (Powell, 2006). However, quantitative data does not explain why difficulties were experienced in achieving a particular target or exploring the context in which learning takes place (Powell, 2006). Qualitative analysis can provide data that is policy-relevant and informative. Moreover, qualitative analysis provides richer descriptive data and enables a rich, in-depth exploration of complex phenomena in a way that quantitative data cannot.