study designs 2 Flashcards
types of researches and thier accordance
qualitative vs quantitative…..according to statistics
descriptive vs analytical…. according to nature
applied vs basic… according to purpose
conceptual vs empirical
qualitative research
seeks answers to the question in real world
it includes specialized techniques for obtaining in dept responses about what people think and how they feel
xteristics of qualitative researchers
research peoples subjective understanding of thier daily lives
they gather what they see hear and read from people and places
they dont seek to quantify and numerate
when compared with quantitative what does qualitative offer
helps to interpret and better understand the complex reality of a given situation and the implications of quantitaive data
qualities of a good qualitative research
adresses a clinical problem through a clearly formulated question
using more than one research method
methods used in qualitative research
participant obervation in depth interviews focus groups survey secondary research
advantages of self administrated questionaire
its cheap and easy
not bias
can be administrated by mail
disadvantages of self administrated questionare
question may be misunderstood low response no control by the interviewer its only for literate people time delay
advantages of self administrated
illitrate people can participate
you can make clarifications about ambiguity
answers are quick
disadvantages of interviewer administrated
bias
more resources are needed
only short questionaires are available
difficult for sensitive people
types of closed format
choice of categories
likert style scale
differential scale
checklist
a method commonly used to test for reliability in results obtained by questionaires is what
to look for internal consistency
what is internal consistency
its the extent to which the responses on different questions correlate with each other
questions to answer in a reserach process
what is the subject and why was it chosen
aim of a literature review for research processes
helps the researcher to connect his problems in terms of general area of his interest that hasnt been researched so far