Nature of qulitative research
Characteristics
1. Objective
2. Clearly defined research questions
3. Structured research instruments
4. Numerical data
5. Large sample sizes
6. Replication
7. Future out comes
Strengths and Weaknesses
Strengths
1. It is objective
2. Gives huge amount of vital characteristics of data
3. It is real and unbiased
4. Numerical data can be analyzed in a quick and easy way
5. Replicable
6. Useful for testing results
Weaknesses
1. Requires large amount of respondents
2. Costly
3. Does not give respondents the oppurtunity to elaborate on answers
4. Information are difficult to gather using structured research instruments
5. Data can be incomplete
Research Designs
Experimental
1. Pre-Experimental Design
2. Quasi - Experimental Design
a. Non-Equivalent Control Group
b. Interrupted Time Series Design
3. True-Experimental Design
1. Pre-Experimental Design
2. Quasi - Experimental Design
a. Non-Equivalent Control Group
b. Interrupted Time Series Design
3. True-Experimental Design
Non-Experimental
1. Survey
2. Correlational
a. Bivariate Correlational Studies
b. Prediction Studies
c. Multiple Refression Prediction Studies
3. Casual-Comparative
4. Comparative
5. Normative
6. Evaluate