Name: Catherine A.
Prado
Year and Section: III-B
ACTIVITY
Create a diagram that compare and contrast Quantitative Research and
Qualitative Research.
PARAMETER QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
Purpose To test hypotheses, look at To gain an understanding of
cause and effect, and make underlying reasons and
predictions. motivations.
Setting Artificial, unfamiliar. Natural, familiar.
Number of Large population. Small population.
Respondents
Data Collection Surveys, document review, Interactive Interviewing,
Methods probability sampling, observation, survey, group
interviews, observation. discussion.
Type of Data Numbers and statistics Words, images, or objects.
Mode of Analysis Deductive (by statistical Inductive (by researcher).
methods).
Types Experimental and non- Phenomenology, ethnography,
experimental. historical, case study, grounded
theory, field study, biographies,
critical theory, feminist approach,
participatory action research.