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Di erences Between SEARCH …

Qualitative and
Quantitative Research
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                             Qualitative                           Quantitative
December 2018
Research Research
Qualitative research is the
research where researcher
relies on the views of the
participants
It is conducted to explore the
situation and nd out any new
concepts, theories or
phenomena
Common research objective is
to explore and gain
understanding of the problems
or reasons
Research questions include
‘How’ and ‘Why’
Scienti c method of research is
Exploratory
i.e. bottom-up, where new
hypothesis or theories are
generated from the collected
data
It follows Inductive reasoning
method (looking for
emergence of any theory)
i.e. Starts from Observation,
then we nd out the Pattern,
make the Tentative hypothesis
and nally form the Theory
Data collected are more in
words and images
Data collection methods are
mainly In-depth Interviews
(IDI), Focus Group Discussion
(FGD), observation and
document reviews
There are multiple ways of
Quantitative research is the November 2018
research where researcher
decides what to do and what September 2018
not to August 2018
It is conducted to explain or July 2018
prove the theories
May 2018
April 2018
Common research objective is March 2018
to describe, explain and
quantify the problem February 2018
January 2018
Research questions include December 2017
‘What’ and ‘When’
November 2017
Scienti c method of research is
Con rmatory October 2017
September 2017
i.e. top-down, where the
researcher will test hypothesis July 2017
from the collected data
June 2017
May 2017
It follows Deductive reasoning
method ( tting data in CATEGORIES
theories)
Ageing and Health
i.e. Starts from the Theory,
Environment and Climate
from which we form
Change
Hypothesis, make the
Observation and nally con rm Epidemiology
our Hypothesis
Ergonomics
Data collected are more in Family Health
numbers and statistics Global Health
Data collection methods are Health Economics
mainly structured interviews,
Health Programs and Policies
surveys, statistical records
Health Promotion and Education
Mental Health
There are speci c/certain ways
Nutrition
reaching from point A (start) to
point B (end)
Sampling is mostly ‘non-
random sampling’
It gives more information of
limited cases
It is considered to have wide
angle range
It can have methodological
innovations
Study of the whole subject is
done
Data collection is less
structured
Sample size is not an
important issue
The Inquiry is process oriented
No statistical tests required
Hypothesis is generated here
Findings are less generalizable
Results are very descriptive
Report of qualitative
researches are narrative
including direct quotation of
the participants
Challenges in analyzing data:
·  Small sample size
·  Large volume of data
·  Researchers bias
·  Creative process
of reaching from point A (start)
Public Health Entrepreneurship
to point B (end)
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Sampling is mostly ‘random
(SRH)
sampling’
Sociology
It gives limited information of
more cases Uncategorized
It is considered to have narrow why is responsible parenthood
angle lens needed?
 It cannot have methodological
innovations META
Only speci c variables are
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issue
Inquiry is result oriented
Statistical tests are necessary
to prove the hypothesis
Hypothesis is tested here
Findings are more
generalizable
Results are quite speci c
Report of quantitative
researches are more statistical
showing the relationship
between the variables
Challenges in analyzing data:
· Good statistical analysis
required
· More sample size required to
generalize or the analysis will
be of less importance
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qualitative-and-quantitative-research/

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