Helpful Terms

Cartographic Model

an interconnected flow chart describing spatial and attribute operations on single or multiple layers (http://www.unc.edu/~emch/gisph/project.htm)

Qualitative Methodology

Simply put, it investigates the why and how of decision making, as compared to what, where, and when of quantitative research (Wikipedia)

Quantitative Methodology

Quantitative methods are research methods dealing with numbers and anything that is measurable (Wikipedia)

Empirical

evidence that is observable by the senses (Wikipedia)