research Flashcards
What is the def of Qualitative research
systematic colection and analysis of narrative data
What is the def of Quantitative research
systematic collection and analysis of numerical data
What is Qualitative characterized by
flexible and evolving study processes
What is Quantitative characterized by
planned fixed study processes that pay attention to extraneous variables
What does inductive usually imply
exploration
What does deductive usuallly imply
compare
What is inductive used for
developing theories
What does deductive require
some theory and two variables
What is a paradigm
a pattern of shared understandings about reality and the world
What is a metaparadigm
the most general statement of a discipline and functions as a framework where the structures of conceptual models develop
Whats a theory
system of ideas intended to explain something