Research Methodologies: Quantitative vs Qualitative

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What is the main role of literature in quantitative research?

  • Provides the purpose statement and research questions or hypotheses
  • Describes trends and relationships among variables
  • Suggests research questions, justifies the research problem, and creates a need for direction (correct)
  • Identifies the research problem and specifies the purpose statement

Which type of research design involves a systematic process to develop a theory grounded in data?

  • Narrative research design
  • Mixed methods design
  • Grounded theory (correct)
  • Ethnography

What is the key focus of survey research methods?

  • Developing theories grounded in data
  • Understanding individual experiences through stories
  • Collecting data from a large sample for statistical analysis (correct)
  • Exploring cultural phenomena in detail

In mixed methods design, what does the term 'mixed' refer to?

<p>Using both qualitative and quantitative approaches in the same study (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common characteristic of qualitative research?

<p>Seeks to understand phenomena from participants' perspectives (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which activity is part of the 'Research Process Cycle'?

<p>Locating resources during literature review (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role does a purpose statement play in the research process?

<p>'Suggesting the need to study' and specifying the research questions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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