A survey gathers information from a sample to construct quantitative statistics that describe the size and attributes of a larger population. For example, descriptive statistics can be used to ...

Descriptive passages are something I struggle with, both as a writer and as a reader. If I’m reading a book and hit a long paragraph of scene-setting, I have to struggle to keep from skimming a ...

In this article originally published in 1975, Kerr employs descriptive examples to demonstrate how a reward system can often lead to different and even opposite results than intended.

What is a descriptive name? a name, company trademark, or logo that vividly describes what a company does or the product and services a company renders to people. A descriptive name is common ...

A small merchant bank makes a classic case for producing only when winds are blowing your way. I love a descriptive example of applied economics. A fairly obscure Vienna, Austria-based merchant ...