Distinguish between qualitative and quantitative data

Question 1

State features of quantitative data (4)

Answer 1

• numbers
• “closed” data in form of numbers (not open to interpretation)
• analysis easy: statistical tests
• data from many participants (probability sampling) and inferential statistics = easy to generalise

Question 2

State features of qualitative data (4)

Answer 2

• text
• naturally occuring and rich data (open for interpretation_
• analysis difficult and time consuming: no single approach to data analysis
• data from few participants (non-probability sampling) = difficult to generalise

Question 3

Distinguish between qualitative and quantitative data (8)

Answer 3

Quantitative:

• numbers
• “closed” data in form of numbers (not open to interpretation)
• analysis easy: statistical tests
• data from many participants (probability sampling) and inferential statistics = easy to generalise

Qualitative:

• text
• naturally occuring and rich data (open for interpretation_
• analysis difficult and time consuming: no single approach to data analysis
• data from few participants (non-probability sampling) = difficult to generalise