What is an example of a quantitative research study?
An example of quantitative research is the survey conducted to understand the amount of time a doctor takes to tend to a patient when the patient walks into the hospital.
What are the characteristics of quantitative approach?
Characteristics of Quantitative Research
- The data is usually gathered using structured research instruments.
- The results are based on larger sample sizes that are representative of the population.
- The research study can usually be replicated or repeated, given its high reliability.
Can a study be both quantitative and qualitative?
The term “mixed methods” refers to an emergent methodology of research that advances the systematic integration, or “mixing,” of quantitative and qualitative data within a single investigation or sustained program of inquiry. Collecting and analyzing both quantitative (closed-ended) and qualitative (open-ended) data.
What’s the difference between quantitative and qualitative data?
Quantitative data is information about quantities, and therefore numbers, and qualitative data is descriptive, and regards phenomenon which can be observed but not measured, such as language.
Are interviews quantitative?
Unlike qualitative interviews, quantitative interviews usually contain closed-ended questions that are delivered in the same format and same order to every respondent. Quantitative interview data are analyzed by assigning a numerical value to participants’ responses.
What is the weakness of Grounded Theory?
Cons (disadvantages) Grounded theory methods tend to produce large amounts of data, often difficult to manage. Researchers need to be skillful in using grounded theory methods. There are no standard rules to follow for the identification of categories.২২ জানু, ২০২১
What is ethnography good?
One of the main advantages associated with ethnographic research is that ethnography can help identify and analyse unexpected issues. Because of its subjective nature, an ethnographic study (with a skilled researcher) can be very useful in uncovering and analysing relevant user attitudes and emotions.
What is the weakness of case study?
Limitations of Case Studies Lacking scientific rigour and providing little basis for generalization of results to the wider population. Researchers’ own subjective feeling may influence the case study (researcher bias). Difficult to replicate. Time-consuming and expensive.