Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methods PSY 326 Dr. Willow Aureala March 29‚ 2011 Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methods There are two types of research methods: qualitative and quantitative. Qualitative research methods are complex meaningful analyses characterized by processes and meanings that are not measured in terms of mathematical measurements. Quantitative research however‚ relies and builds on mathematical procedures and methods‚ such as frequency‚ quality‚ amount
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of Qualitative and Quantitative Research Approaches? Table of Contents 1. Introduction................................................................................................................................ 3 2 .Quantitative Research Approach................................................................................................ 3 2.1 Strengths………………………………………………………………………………4 2.2 Weaknesses……………………………………………………………………………4 3 .Qualitative Research
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Fundamentals of Qualitative Research Jamye D. Jeter Cameron Submitted to Dr. Curtis Maybee University of Phoenix Fundamentals of Qualitative Research When a researcher sets out to begin a study‚ he or she must begin by asking questions of him or herself. These questions lead to the determination of the type of research study the researcher is going to conduct. The study may be based on qualitative research‚ quantitative research‚ or both. But‚ in order to determine the study method and design
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Psychological Research Methods: Exploring Qualitative and Quantitative Research In psychology‚ answers to our questions are not as succinct as in other types of sciences‚ and the findings essentially depend upon the underlying epistemology used. This essay seeks to define and examine the fields of qualitative and quantitative research. It will address the different epistemologies and methodologies of each paradigm‚ and aim to give you a brief overview of the two main research methods
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CHAPTER 3 Research design and methodology 3.1 INTRODUCTION This chapter covers the research design and methodology‚ including sampling‚ population‚ establishing rigour during and after data collection‚ ethical considerations and data analysis. 3.2 RESEARCH DESIGN Burns and Grove (2003:195) define a research design as “a blueprint for conducting a study with maximum control over factors that may interfere with the validity of the findings”. Parahoo (1997:142) describes a research
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A Guide to Using Qualitative Research Methodology © 2002 Michael Quinn Patton and Michael Cochran Reproduced with kind permission of Michael Quinn Patton Executive Summary This guide to using qualitative research methodology is designed to help you think about all the steps you need to take to ensure that you produce a good quality piece of work. The guide starts by telling you what qualitative methodology is and when to use it in the field (understand people’s belief system‚ perspectives
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Introduction Longitudinal Qualitative Research is a relatively recent development which has yet to be fully articulated as a coherent methodology (Neale & Flowerdew‚ 2003:189)‚ although examples of this style of research can be traced back several decades. There are few books which deal with it in any depth (although see Saldana‚ 2003). In this essay I am going to; outline longitudinal qualitative research (QLR); address the main features of it; provide an outline of its strengths and weaknesses;
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The Meaning of Qualitative Research an Understanding of It Eric Oliver Flores MGMT801 Research and Writing I Maureen Clemmons October 15‚ 2011 Colorado Technical University Abstract In this paper an accepted and cultured common agreement and understanding of what Qualitative Research does really means‚ as it is understood will be presented. Through reflections of the material there’s a need to seek and review established definitions and in doing so there’s a possibility to arrive at
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COMPARING QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH Social theory is a “system of interconnected ideas that condenses and organises the knowledge about the social world and explains how it works” (Neuman‚ 2006‚ p.8) and for many years scientists have gathered data using specialised techniques such as Quantative and Qualitative research to support or reject these theories. Quantitative research “generates numerical data or information that can be converted into numbers‚” (Experiment Resources‚ 2009‚
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Mouton‚ 2001 defines a research design as a plan or blueprint of how a researcher intends conducting a research. The qualitative research design was used in this study. Data was collected from an interpretative perspective thus provided a holistic understanding of how participants related and interacted with each other in this study (Maree‚ 2010). An exploratory design was also used to explore and answer the research questions. Qualitative research design is flexible and exploratory in nature
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