...Quantitive and qualitative research paper BSHS/435 January 11 2016 Quantitive and qualitative research paper Introduction In this essay, I will define appropriate academic research and what that means, I will describe quantitative research, and qualitative of research explaining how they are different and how they relate to one another, human service field, and a scientific method. I will also describe how to decide whether to use quantitative or qualitative research mythology I will provide examples of what sort of study is appropriate for each mythology and I will explain why I chose those examples. I will also define mixed method research and describes drinks, overbite an example of what is appropriate to apply mixed methods research in the human service field I will also identify an ethical issue in research. Appropriate academic research "Research is a systematic process of collecting, analyzing, and interrupting information parentheses data parentheses in order to increase our understanding of a phenomenon about which we are into interested or concerned" (Leedy, P. D., & Ormrod, J. E. (2010). As students will use academic research to answer the questions that we do not know to have a better understanding for a topic and clarity on subjects that we are learning in school. The research allows us not to make assumptions about something that we do not know, but it said have clarity on what it truly is. I could not make research improve the knowledge for...
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...University of Phoenix Material Descriptive Research Methods Worksheet Please list 5 research methods that you have reviewed from the book or video in the chart below. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages a researcher should consider when determining which methods to use. |Research Methods |Advantages |Disadvantages | |1. questionnaires |Ability to contact a large group of people quickly, get the | You do not get the questionnaires back all the time and some of them do not come | | |quantitative method of what you need, everyone is having the |back complete, the questionnaire relies on how the questions are phrased, they are | | |exactly same questions so it increases data, reliable. |shallow and only ask the questions they need to know. | |2. interviews |Able to understand the respondent’s views, gather more valid |Interviews are hard to quantify, can be hard to interpret, and they are more | | |information, and allow more flexibility. |difficult to replicate. | |3. naturalistic observation ...
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...need to obtain unrepresentative samples. For these reasons the findings of questionnaires are more likely to allow us to make accurate generalisations about the wider population from which the sample was drawn * If follow up questionnaire are sent and if questionnaires are questioned by hand, this adds to the cost and time. * The problem of none response is sometimes caused by faulty question design. * Each respondent may give different thought to each question. Inflexibility: * Questionnaires are a very flexible method * Once a questionnaire has been finalised the researcher is stuck with the questions they have asked to decide and cannot explore any new areas of interest should they come up during the course of the research Questionnaires as snapshots: * Fail to produce a fully valid picture because they do not capture the way people’s attitudes and behaviour changes * This snapshot contrasts with the moving image of social life that...
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...report, dissertation or thesis. In the latter cases in particular, the review will be guided by your research objective or by the issue or thesis you are arguing and will provide the framework for your further work. It is very important to note that your review should not be simply a description of what others have published in the form of a set of summaries, but should take the form of a critical discussion, showing insight and an awareness of differing arguments, theories and approaches. It should be a synthesis and analysis of the relevant published work, linked at all times to your own purpose and rationale. According to Caulley (1992) of La Trobe University, the literature review should: • compare and contrast different authors' views on an issue • group authors who draw similar conclusions • criticise aspects of methodology • note areas in which authors are in disagreement • highlight exemplary studies • highlight gaps in research • show how your study relates to previous studies • show how your study relates to the literature in general • conclude by summarising what the literature says The purposes of the review are: • to define and limit the problem you are working on • to place your study in an historical perspective • to avoid unnecessary duplication • to evaluate promising research methods • to relate your findings to previous knowledge and suggest further research A good literature review, therefore, is critical of what has been written, identifies areas of controversy...
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...RESEARCH PROJECT “What is the advantages and disadvantages of shopping online from the consumers’ perpectives” Report from: Ta Duc Tam Report to: Stella Kalfa 9 June, 2014 INTRODUCTION * Brief of the study For several centuries ago, traditional shopping which means that consumers go directly to the shop, then choose and buy goods, at last come back home with them is a dominant method in trade industry. Nowadays, the development of e-commerce is pushing the popularity of online shopping. Only by connecting your computer or smart phone with the internet, opening the website and searching for goods, you can easily get whatever you need. This new method is known as the new fashion of shopping. Currently, in China, about one of four consumers is online shopper; while, this number in Europe and Korea is two of three. ( Jia-xin, et al. , 2010). It is obvious that the trend of shopping through the internet is growing more and more quickly. * Research question The existing argument on whether shopping online is better than traditional shopping or not. Thus, my study will focus on answering the research question which is “ What is the advantages and disadvantages of shopping online from the consumers’ perpectives”. * Reseach objectives The overall purpose of the research is to analyze what is the differences between traditional shopping and shopping online. Moreover, the research also evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of shopping online, thus...
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...EXPLORING THE REFLECTIVE PRACTITIONER- ASSIGNMENT 1 “We teach to change the world.” (Brookefield, 1995: 1) This first section discusses reflection, as a teacher, why should I reflect upon my practice? What do I achieve? I feel that the process of reflection allows me to learn from my own experiences as a teacher, by providing me with a record of what I have done and an assessment of where I want to end up. Reflecting provides me with a focus for my teaching, where I constantly question what it is I am asking my students to do and why I am asking them to do it. So when I reflect, I not only challenge my own assumptions about what I do, I also identify areas where I feel that I could be lacking and possibly where I may be setting or working to standards that are too high and therefore unachievable by my students. There are many models that we can utilize to help us think reflectively. The Peters Model (1994) asks us to think of a particular situation we experienced and then to step back and allow ourselves to question the assumptions that we have made about that situation. Alternatively Brookfield suggests that we should use ‘critical lenses’, so that we look at a situation from our own viewpoint, from our colleagues’ viewpoint, from our students’ viewpoint and from a theoretical viewpoint. He calls these four viewpoints critical lenses and reminds us that, “A critically reflective educator knows that while meeting every one’s needs sounds compassionate and learner-centred...
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...QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITIVE RESEARCH DESIGNS. The qualitative analysis of an investment can include the company's business practices and ownership structure, management and incentive programs, research and development, products and services, competitive strengths and weaknesses, capital intensity, and accounting policies while the quantitative research on the other hand is conclusive in its use, as it tries to quantify a problem and understand how prevalent it is by looking for projectable results to a larger population. Why use quantitative research designs over qualitative research designs In the case of a new business, the aim of carrying out the research is to understand the consumers and market structure in relation to whether the business will actually be able to survive in the given area. Taking this into consideration, it will be advisable to make use of quantitative research designs over qualitative as; * It provides a measure of how many people think, feel or behave in a certain way in relation to the services or goods being provided by the company and statistical analysis is then used to determine the results. * This can aid in being aware of how many of the customers support a change in the company line, in terms of their product or services and if they support it so as to determine whether a business case for making the change should be put in place. * This would also analyze why the customers behave as they do and what barriers to the business there...
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...Qualitative and Quantitative Research Introduction Researchers in social sciences conduct research to gain knowledge of society and its inhabitants and how they interact with each other. A researcher may see an area where a factory has closed with mass redundancies, or they wish to enquire why ethnic minorities are stopped and searched more often by the police. The researcher is seeking to broaden our knowledge or fill in gaps in our knowledge and explain the phenomena (Bryman, 2008). To conduct the research a question must be framed that needs answering, and a methodology for the research chosen. There are two methodologies that are used in social science research, quantitative and qualitative methodologies. The quantitative methodology is influenced by the positivist tradition, which seeks a single truth that can be discovered by scientific investigation (Gilbert, 2005). The second methodology is qualitative, which is influenced by the interpretivist position. This position holds that truth is not so easy to find and reality is subjective and cannot be found through scientific methods (Benton & Craib,2001). This essay will look at both methodologies and try to discover if the research method is influenced by the type of information one wishes to collect, or if a methodology has no bearing on social reality. It will also examine a research question chosen by the author and their preferred research methodology. Quantitive Research Quantitative research follow the positivist...
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...Unit 3- P3 Different types of research Primary Primary research is new research, carried out to answer specific issues or questions. It can involve questionnaires, surveys or interviews with individuals or small groups. Secondary Secondary research (Also known as desk research) involves gathering existing data that has already been produced. For example, researching the internet, newspapers and company reports. Qualitative Qualitative research is about finding out not just what people think but why they think it. It’s about getting people to talk about their opinions so you can understand their motivations and feelings. Quantitative Quantitative research is about asking people for their opinions in a structured way so that you can produce hard facts and statistics to guide you. To get reliable statistical results, it’s important to survey people in fairly large numbers and to make sure they are a representative sample of your target market. Waitrose SWOT analysis (Sourced from: http://www.mbaskool.com/brandguide/lifestyle-and-retail/13211-waitrose.html) The picture above shows the SWOT analysis of Waitrose. It shows all the strengths the company has the weaknesses, opportunities and threats. It lists a number of strengths which will have been taken from primary data; the primary data would have also shown any weaknesses and the opportunities they can get. Also they would have seen threats when looking at reports (reports are a form of secondary data). Also Waitrose...
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...Quantitive and Qualitative Article Review Kristi Schneider Walden University NURS-4000 Res/Scholarshp Evid-based Prac2016 3-20-2016 Quantitive and Qualitative Article Review Quantitive and qualitative studies in research are an important aspect of the nursing profession. Researching and reviewing quantitive and qualitative articles is a process of systematic examination of materials to enhance, validate and learn new knowledge (Schmidt and Brown, 2012, p. 67). As Schmidt and Brown (2012) state, quantitive research design is used to predict relationships and explain relationships and causality whereas qualitative research design gives meaning to events of phenomenon’s (p.72). The purpose of this paper is to identify and interpret research questions, study designs, sample sizes and representativeness, the strengths and weakness of the designs, as well as results of data analysis of both quantitive and qualitative research designs. Overview of Quantitive Design Using the Research Study “A Bundle Strategy Including Patient Hand Hygiene to Decrease Clostridium difficile Infections.” Research Question The basis of a research question is to pose an interrogatory question that describes the variables and population of the research study (Schmidt & Brown, 2012, p. 72). In the article “A Bundle Strategy Including Patient Hand Hygiene to Decrease Clostridium difficile Infections.”, (Pokrywka et al., 2014), Pokrywka et al. (2014) present the research question; will the...
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.... ReseaRching and WRiting a disseRtation a guidebook foR business students Colin Fisher second edition . Researching and Writing a Dissertation: A Guidebook for Business Students . We work with leading authors to develop the strongest educational materials in management, bringing cutting-edge thinking and best learning practice to a global market. Under a range of well-known imprints, including Financial Times Prentice Hall, we craft high-quality print and electronic publications which help readers to understand and apply their content, whether studying or at work. To find out more about the complete range of our publishing, please visit us on the World Wide Web at: www.pearsoned.co.uk . Researching and Writing a Dissertation: A Guidebook for Business Students Second edition Colin Fisher with John Buglear Diannah Lowry Alistair Mutch Carole Tansley . Pearson Education Limited Edinburgh Gate Harlow Essex CM20 2JE England and Associated Companies throughout the world Visit us on the World Wide Web at: www.pearsoned.co.uk First published 2004 Second edition 2007 © Pearson Education Limited 2004 © Pearson Education Limited 2007 The right of Colin Fisher to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical...
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...Abstract To present a novice researcher's use of a reflective research diary in the quantitive measure of a mixed methods study and to recommend resulting changes to practice. Reflexivity is often regarded as a useful tool for ensuring the standard of qualitative research. Reflexivity provides transparent information about the positionality and personal values of the researcher that could affect data collection and analysis; this research process is deemed to be best practice. A reflective research diary also allows researchers to record observations about the research process. However, such diaries are rarely used in quantitative research and are even contraindicated. A reflective research diary maintained while conducting a retrospective audit of 150 hospice casenotes. A reflective research diary was written at the end of every research session to keep a detailed history of the research process and to critically reflect on the researcher's thoughts, feelings and observations on the day's work. This paper raises questions about whether reflexivity is appropriate in quantitative research, whether it has the capacity to add something of value or whether it endangers the robustness of the method. The authors consider the place of grounded theory's commitment to reflexivity in this mixed-methods study and discuss whether reflexivity offers any benefits to researcher development. Use of reflexivity had a positive impact on the progress of the quantitative measure...
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...Planning for Market Research for Cadbury’s New Chocolate Bar. In business it is important for companies to conduct market research in order to find out more about their costumer and to make their strategic decision. For this ask I will be exploring some of the strategies in conducting market research and conducting my own market research for a chosen product. Stages in the Market research Process: This diagram shows the stages of conducting market research. When companies conduct market research a brief is set out to the market research team so that they know what they are doing .the brief tend to be set out in broad term and will consist of clear instruction and what they company want the market researcher to do for example, how many people are eating ice cream and what is their favourite flavours. It will provide details of the organisation, and the project required – for example, to find out how customers are likely to respond to a new type of promotional activity I have created a brief for Cadbury’s new chocolate bar aimed at children. See attached document After the market research team is given the brief, the team will then decide on what resources they will need to conduct the market research. This is important because of the extent of the required research project it is important to know what they are researching the resources they need, and how they are going to do it. It is also important to be clear about the target audience that the research is aimed at....
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...Team Meeting #1 9/25/2013 -All team members were present -Decided on our topic: Security Issues involved with the transition from IPv4 to IPv6-Goal for next week: have all of our research papers together to divide among the team Team Meeting #2 10/2/2013 -All team members were present -Shared research papers among the team. Discussed potential topics for next semester to get a better idea of what to include in this phase of the paper. Team Meeting #3 10/9/2013 -All team members were present. - Discussed important points to cover based on our research, and laid down a rough outline for the background and introduction. Created and shared Google docs for the outline and for collaborative list of citable resources. Goal for this week: continue research and begin filling in the outline. Team Meeting #4 10/16/2013 -All team members were present -Continued filling in the outline. -Goal for next week: Have it mostly complete! Team Meeting #5 10/23/2013 -All team members were present -Busy week for everyone. Continued filling in the outline. Team Meeting #6 10/30/2013 -All team members present. -Continued filling in rough draft. Working on continuity. Team Meeting #7 11/6/2013 -All team members were present -Mostly done with rough draft. Working to add more technical info into body. Team Meeting #8 11/13/2013 -All team members were present -Not much progress this week. Team focused on project 2. Team Meeting #9 11/20/2013 -All team members were...
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...Graduate School Writing a research proposal for a PhD or MPhil application: A guide for potential students Some Schools and Departments may require you to write an outline research proposal and submit this with your application to study for a PhD or MPhil. The content and structure of the proposal will inevitably vary depending on the discipline area and the nature of the project you wish to pursue. In some cases you may be provided with some guidance in terms of what information should be included in the proposal and, if this is the case, you should read this carefully and follow it. However, where this is not the case, the general guidance, and suggested headings, provided here should help you to structure and present your ideas clearly in your proposal. Your overall aim is to produce a research proposal that is clear and coherent in every respect. You should therefore avoid the use of overly long sentences and of technical jargon. It is important that the proposed research is realistic and feasible so that the outcomes can be achieved within the scale of a typical research degree programme, which is typically three years full-time for a PhD (or two years for an MPhil). Although you should write the proposal yourself, it is best if you discuss its contents with your proposed supervisor before you submit it. Your research question For most projects there is usually one main question that you would like to address, which can sometimes be broken down into several sub-questions...
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