Qualitative/Quantitative Methodologies

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Qualitative/QuantitativeMethodologies

• A Three View Comparison

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The Standard Viewfrom text

• Quantitative
• Create categories prior to investigation.
• Use of a large number of subjects (e.g., over
  30).
• Use statistical techniques to analyze the results
• Usually collects data with questionnaire,
  structured interviews, observations

• Qualitative
• Categories emerge as a result of investigation.
• Use of a small number of subjects (e.g.,
  sometimes only 4 or 5 sometimes n1).
• Use narrative techniques to analyze the results
• Usually collects data with unstructured
  interview, observations, logs/journals.

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The Continuum ViewAlter Evens Evaluating
Social Work Practice

• Qualitative and Quantitative methodologies fall
  on a continuum
• Qualitative
  Quantitative
• Every type of research projects include elements
  both methodologies. Some more than others.

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The Interaction ViewDePoy Gitlin Introduction
to Research

• Actually, researchers bounce between both
  methods
• Qualitative
• Quantitative
• Qualitative
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  Quantitative
• Qualitative
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  Quantitative
• Qualitative
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  Quantitative