Overview of Qualitative and Quantitative Research

Research is..

• Gathering of data

• Chismis

• Information and facts

• Gathering of fake news

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a. Exploratory – satisfy curiosity
b. Descriptive – ?

• provide detailed picture of situation

• abrupt answer

• test a hypothesis
• generate a hypothesis

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What is applied research?

• Research conducted for the purpose of making discoveries
• Research that is a solution of a specific problem often done by organizations

• Research that is not intended to produce immediate practical results
• Research that is conducted for the purpose of confirming existing theories

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a. Evaluation – assess effectiveness of programs
b. Action – ?
c. Impact Assessment – identify possible effects or outcomes of planned intervention.

• raise consciousness of people about issues

• Evaluate the planned intervention
• Identify the needs for the planned intervention
• Plan the next steps after the intervention

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What are the steps in conducting research?

• Topic, Review, Formulate, Design methods, collect data, interpret, communicate findings

• Collect data, Analyze data, Report findings
• Identify problem, Collect data, Report findings
• Identify problem, Review literature, Report findings

Steps in doing a research can be a _____ process.

• linear
• circular
• cyclical

• random

What is Basic research?

• Research conducted for the purpose of applying the results to a specific problem
• Theoretical and general.

• Research conducted to test a new product
• Research conducted to find a cure for a disease

2 types of research

• Quantitative and Qualitative
• Red and Blue
• Hot and Cold
• Fast and Slow

Research measured by numbers

• Quantitative Research
• Qualitative Research
• Descriptive Research
• Experimental Research

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Research expressed by natural language description; involved qualities

• Qualitative Research
• Quantitative Research
• Descriptive Research
• Experimental Research