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The main difference between quantitative and qualitative research is the type of data they collect and analyze.\r\n<h2>Quantitative studies<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Collect numerical data and analyze it using statistical methods<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Produce objective, empirical data that can be measured and expressed in numerical terms<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Used to describe, predict, control variables of interest &amp; generalize findings<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Purpose is to test hypotheses, identify patterns, and make predictions<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Types of quantitative studies: feasibility, pragmatic, cohort, and randomized controlled trial (RCT) studies<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nStatistics:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Statistics help us turn quantitative data into useful information to help with decision-making<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Used to summarize our data, describing patterns, relationships, and connections<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Can be descriptive or inferential<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Qualitative Studies<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The results of qualitative methods provide a deep understanding of how people perceive their social realities and in consequence, how they act within the social world.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Data is expressed in words or observations<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Data related to concepts, opinions, values, behaviours, perspectives &amp; lived experiences of persons in the natural &amp; social context<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Types of qualitative studies: case study research, interpretive description, phenomenology &amp; ethnography<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nMethods for collecting empirical materials:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Interviews and focus groups<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Direct observation<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Analysis of artifacts, documents, and cultural records<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Use of visual materials or personal experience<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<p>Two types of research methods utilized are quantitative and qualitative studies. The main difference between quantitative and qualitative research is the type of data they collect and analyze.<\/p>\n<h2>Quantitative studies<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Collect numerical data and analyze it using statistical methods<\/li>\n<li>Produce objective, empirical data that can be measured and expressed in numerical terms<\/li>\n<li>Used to describe, predict, control variables of interest &amp; generalize findings<\/li>\n<li>Purpose is to test hypotheses, identify patterns, and make predictions<\/li>\n<li>Types of quantitative studies: feasibility, pragmatic, cohort, and randomized controlled trial (RCT) studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Statistics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Statistics help us turn quantitative data into useful information to help with decision-making<\/li>\n<li>Used to summarize our data, describing patterns, relationships, and connections<\/li>\n<li>Can be descriptive or inferential<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Qualitative Studies<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The results of qualitative methods provide a deep understanding of how people perceive their social realities and in consequence, how they act within the social world.<\/li>\n<li>Data is expressed in words or observations<\/li>\n<li>Data related to concepts, opinions, values, behaviours, perspectives &amp; lived experiences of persons in the natural &amp; social context<\/li>\n<li>Types of qualitative studies: case study research, interpretive description, phenomenology &amp; ethnography<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Methods for collecting empirical materials:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interviews and focus groups<\/li>\n<li>Direct observation<\/li>\n<li>Analysis of artifacts, documents, and cultural records<\/li>\n<li>Use of visual materials or personal experience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":517,"menu_order":7,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-476","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":57,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/517"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":480,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/476\/revisions\/480"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/57"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/476\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=476"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=476"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}