Week 6 Discussion - Qualitative and Quantitative Comparison

Week 6 - Discussion

Qualitative and Quantitative Comparison

As we have learned throughout this course, quantitative techniques focus on breadth and generalizability, while qualitative techniques focus on depth and targeting specific and sometimes limited populations.

Instructions:

Using the articles you found throughout this course, compare and contrast the overall Methods section format of quantitative studies versus qualitative studies in general.

• How is the write-up of qualitative studies the same or different from the write-up of quantitative studies with respect to the data collection and data analyses sections?
• How are the write-ups the same or different with respect to the participant selection sections?
• Be sure to support your discussion with specific examples.
• Which style do you find yourself drawn to most and why?

Your post should be at least 300 words. 

Resources

Required Text

Malec, T. & Newman, M. (2013). Research methods: Building a knowledge base. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc. ISBN-13: 9781621785743, ISBN-10: 1621785742. Chapter 4: Survey Research-Describing and Predicting Behavior

Required References

Benedict K (2014, April 11). Correlation - The Basic Idea Explained [Video file]. Retrieved from  Correlation - The Basic Idea Explained (Links to an external site.)

Diem, K. G. (2002). A step-by-step guide to developing effective questionnaires and survey procedures for program evaluation & research. Available at  http://njaes.rutgers.edu/pubs/publication.asp?pid=FS995 (Links to an external site.)

Mariampolski, H. (2001). Qualitative vs. quantitative. Qualitative Market Research, 22-25. SAGE Publications Ltd. doi: 10.4135/9781412985529.n13

Rice, G. T. (2005). Developing high quality multiple-choice test questions. Available at  http://circle.adventist.org/files/jae/en/jae200567043006.pdf (Links to an external site.)

Smith, Lara (2013, November 18). Correlation Basics [Video file]. Retrieved from  Correlation Basics (