IOPS 614
Class Assignment:
Quantitative and Qualitative
Breytenbach, R. 23464410
Bosman, M. 22757953
De Villiers, L. 23441135
Jacobs, M.S. 23518332
Schoonwinkel, A.E. 23539534
A. Briefly explain the difference between qualitative and quantitative research designs
Quantitative research is a form of conclusive research involving large representative samples and fairly structured data collection procedures. A primary role of quantitative research is to test a hypothesis (Roberts, 2012).
Qualitative research does not describe a single research method, there are many research methods associated with qualitative research. Qualitative research is not easily defined and yet it does have certain characteristics that tend
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The comprehensiveness of the literature review again depends on the kind of research report
6.2.2 Research participants
A comprehensive description or estimation of the target population, sample size, sampling frame, possible characteristics of the sample and the sampling procedure should be provided here. Motivate why you will include these participants and how it will help to answer your research questions.
6.2.3 Measuring instrument(s)
This section describes the measuring instrument(s) that will be used in the study or the way in which constructs will be effective.
6.2.4 Research procedure
This section sets out the procedure that will be used for the collection of the data for the study.
6.2.5 Statistical analysis
Provide detail information on the statistical procedures that will be used for the data analyses.
6.2.6 Ethical considerations
Explain all relevant ethical considerations relevant in the study. Ethical considerations come into play at three stages of a research project. When participants are recruited during the intervention and/or the measurement procedure to which they are subjected and in the release of the results
Qualitative research is subject to judgments about the data and synthesizes the findings using specialized approaches such as experimental or non-experimental. Researchers often opt to use non-experimental approaches in studies using surveys, interviews, observations, and case studies. Even though an experimental approach is appropriate in quantitative research, it further enables researchers to find answers and collect data (Bagozzi & Yi, 2012). This approach is unique in its hypotheses and the study of behavior, making it valid and reliable.
3. Sample Population: Who exactly was used in the study? How many? (Be as specific as possible.)
Use the two articles assigned by your facilitator to identify the following data collection, analysis, and measurement elements for the studies. Limit each box to no more than three sentences.
This section describes the overall design, specific data collection and analysis methods linked to the evaluation questions, and limitations of the data, methods, or other issues that affected the findings.
Describe the data collection method you are using and the frequency with which you collect the data for your research project. Include a description of your assessments and your guidelines for analyzing the collected data.
Qualitative research is conducted in a natural setting and attempts to understand a human problem by developing a holistic narrative and reporting detailed views of informants about the culture of a problem. It forms a report with pictures and words. One of the most important distinctions that sets qualitative research apart from more traditional types of research is that qualitative research is holistic in that researchers study phenomena in their entirety rather than narrowing the focus to specific defined variables” (p. 93). Similarly, Cresswell (1984) indicated that qualitative research “is defined as an inquiry process of understanding a social or human problem, based on building a holistic picture, formed with words, reporting detailed views of informants, and conducted in a natural setting” (p. 2). Cresswell’s definition clearly delineates the major characteristics of qualitative research. Pg. 50 (Smith & Davis, 2010).
The study was performed to reaffirm a previous observation that there is a difference in ability
1. What were the key data collection methods used and how did they align with the focus of the research?
Firstly, respondents which have participated in the surveys voluntarily and have been fully informed about the aims and objectives of this research.
This section deals with the population of the study, the sample-participants, research instruments, and time-schedule for completing the study.
3. your proposed methodology. Be sure to specify, where appropriate, dependent and independent variables, controls if applicable, and the data you will collect
Also discussed in this chapter are procedures for sampling, survey instruments employed, procedures and sources for collecting data, and the statistical methods used to analyze collected data.
Quantitative research is any data that is in numerical from such as statistics, percentages etc. Quantitative research compels a drop of phenomena to numbers for statistical analysis. This type of research is mostly interested in adding the number of
We are going to collect sample data and test it for conclusions. The main data collection methods will be secondary data from online sources and through questionnaires.
Quantitative research methods are utilized to study the natural phenomena. So, it includes survey methods, formal methods, and numerical methods.