"I think the learning analytic research should move from the current practice of doing quantitative data analyses to include in it qualitative analyses," says . "The quantified self should be expanded to be qualified self." But what does that mean, particularly given to be swayed by the philosophy "if you can't measure it, you can't manage it." Take Leinonen's example: "Most of us do not have a clue about the amount of calories we eat, but most of us know whatever our diet is healthy or not." We can represent the healthiness of the diet as qualitative, but what makes it healthy is the having of x grams of Vitamin A or y grams of fibre. That said, "combining quantitative and qualitative data analyses," as he suggests, does make sense. It resists the urge to privilege some types of easily measured data.
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