In this short guide you will learn about qualitative and quantitative research and which method to use when doing research.
Quantitative Research
Quantitative research is conclusive in its purpose, as it tries to quantify a problem and understand how prevalent it is by looking for projectable results to a larger population. Sample sizes are large.
Some of the data collection used in Quantitative research are:
Basically, numbers are used to determine the who, what, when, where and why of a health event.
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It is used when you don't know what the outcome will be. It's a way to explore theories or ideas about a topic.
Qualitative research data is descriptive in nature. The sample sizes are small.
Some of the data collection used in Qualitative research are:
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