week 4 Flashcards
what does qualitative research seeks to?
- understand complex or poorly d phenomena
- ask broad quesitons.
- explore the impact of social, cultural and political factors on health diseases.
- examine interactions and behaviours of individuals and groups
what type of hypothesis quantitative research uses?
deductive
what type of hypothesis qualitative research uses?
Inductive
what is deductive reasoning?
theory –> predictoins (hypothesis) –> experiment
what is inductive reasoning?
observation –> generalisation (pattern)– hypothesis –> theory
what type of hypothesis does quali uses?
inductive
differences quali vs quanti
quanti:
- looks at associations, causation, relationships, effects
- numbers
quali:
- describes understands, explores, discovers, generates, examines.
- words and pictures
what type of questions quantitative researhc ask?
what (prevalence), DO? questions
what type of questions quali answers?
WHY , HOW or WHAT (experinces)
types of qualitative study:
- descriptive (DESCRIBE)
- phenomenology (INDIVIDUAL)
- action research (CHANGE)
- case study (CONTEXT)
- ethnography (CULTURE)
- grounded theory (THEORY)
what methods do descriptive-qual use?
-interviews, focus groups, observations, document analysis, photo elicitation
What data analysis, descriptive qual use?
thematic, framework, or content analysis ( MORE CATEGORICAL).
what is thematic analysis?
identify common themes topics, ideas in texts from interview transcripts.
what is framework analysis:
when the data is charted and sorted in accordance with key issues and themes.
better with specific questions, and limited frame
what is content analysis?
how ,any times words have been used or phrases