Qualitative Methods |
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Quantitative Methods |
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Methods: in-depth interviews, focus groups, review of documents for themes |
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Methods: surveys, structured observations and interviews, reviews of documents for numeric, quantifiable information |
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Process of taking in information to formulate a theory or hypothesis |
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Process of deducting to test pre-specified concepts, hypothesis and constructs that make up a theory |
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Subjective: form point of view of person experiencing it |
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Objective: based on observed effects (interpreted by rearchers) of a program on a condition or problem |
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Text-based |
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Number-based |
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In-depth information on a few cases |
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Breadth of information across a large number of cases |
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Open-ended response options |
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Fixed response options |
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No statistical tests |
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Statistical tests used for analysis |
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Can be valid and reliable: depends on skills and rigor of researcher |
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Can be valid and reliable: depends on measurement instrument used |
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Time effort: light planning; heavy anlysis |
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Time effort: heavy on planning; light analysis |
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Less generalizable |
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More generalizable |
Adapted from https://www.orau.gov/cdcynergy/soc2web/Content/phase05/phase05_step03_deeper_qualitative_and_quantitative.htm​
When searching for qualitative studies, try adding these search terms.
Research methods: Observation, interview, grounded theory, experience
Study Types: Ethnography, phenomenology, biography
Data Analysis: Interrelationship, thematic
Quantitative Research MethodsWhen searching for quantitative studies, try adding these search terms.
Research Methods: Validity, hypothesis, variable, intervention
Study Types: Clinical trial, experimental research, randomized control trial
Data Analysis: Descriptive statistics, e-test, ANOVA.
