science inquiry - qualitative & quantitative methods

Question 1

interviews

Answer 1

researcher gets participants’ responses to a series of questions, either in focus groups or individual interviews. this can be done in structured interviews or semi-structured interviews. strengths of more detailed and rich responses, but difficult to analyse and compare

Question 2

open ended surveys

Answer 2

group of participants about or opinions from participants is collected, measured & analysed via non predetermined answer choices. strengths of allowing respondents to elaborate and provide reasoning, limited by time consuming to analyse as well as collect data

Question 3

physiological

Answer 3

data relating to unconscious, biological experiences (e.g. heart rate) that are easily and accurately measured, minimal bias. however they do not explain why results occur

Question 4

close ended response

Answer 4

individuals provide numerical responses to a set of questions. strengths of understanding strength and or direction of response on a continuum, limited by not providing reasoning, and interpretations may be subjective

Question 5

mixed methods

Answer 5

data collection using both qualitative and quantitative data. strength of allowing research questions from different perspectives and counterbalances flaws. limited by requiring more expertise and resources to collect & interpret results