Flashcards in 6.1 Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches Deck (7)
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Can be broadly classified as primarily qualitative or quantitative.
Observational methods
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Focuses on people behaving in natural settings and describing their world and their own words.
Qualitative research
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Tends to focus on specific behaviours that can be easily quantified (i.e., counted).
Quantitative research
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Qualitative researchers emphasise collecting in-depth information on a relatively ___ individuals or within a very limited setting.
few
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Quantitative investigations generally include ____ samples.
larger
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The conclusions of qualitative research are based on ____ drawn by the investigator.
interpretations
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