Quantitative And Qualitative Data Flashcards
1
Q
What type of data is quantitative?
A
Numeric data
2
Q
What type of data is Qualitative?
A
Descriptive data, usually in the form of text
3
Q
What are functionalists more interested in?
A
Quantitative rather than Qualitative
4
Q
Positivism
A
Quantitative
5
Q
Interpretivism
A
Qualitative data
6
Q
What can generate both qualitative or quantitative data?
A
A social survey
7
Q
What do observations generate?
A
Qualitative data
8
Q
How can qualitative responses be turned into quantitative data?
A
Likert scales or content analysis
