Step 1 Quali Or Quanti Flashcards
Confirmatory or “from top-to-bottom tests”
QUANTITATIVE
Exploratory or “from bottom-to-top
tests”
QUALITATIVE
Subjective, mental personal, and constructed
QUALITATIVE
Objective (material and causal), agreed upon
QUANTITATIVE
Scientific realism
QUANTITATIVE
Relativism
QUALITATIVE
regular and predictable
QUANTITATIVE
situational, social, contextual, personal, and unpredictable
QUALITATIVE
qualitative / subjective description, empathetic understanding, & exploration
QUALITATIVE
quantitative / numerical description
QUANTITATIVE
study behavior under controlled conditions
QUANTITATIVE
study groups & individuals in natural settings
QUALITATIVE
Representative sample
QUANTITATIVE
Small sample
QUALITATIVE
Probability & non-probability sampling
QUALITATIVE
Probability & non-probability sampling
QUANTITATIVE
close-ended and instrument-based
QUANTITATIVE
open-ended
QUALITATIVE
in-depth interviews, participant observations, field notes, and open-ended questions
QUALITATIVE
data based on precise measurement using structured & validated data collection instruments
QUANTITATIVE
statistical analysis
identify statistical
relationships among variables
QUANTITATIVE
descriptive data
local patterns, themes, & holistic features
QUALITATIVE
themes, patterns interpretation
QUALITATIVE
statistical interpretation
QUANTITATIVE
Generalizable findings
QUANTITATIVE
Particularistic findings
QUALITATIVE
Less formal narrative report
QUALITATIVE
Formal statistical report
QUANTITATIVE
