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Foundational Similarities
All qualitative data can be measured and
coded using quantitative methods.
Quantitative research can be generated
from qualitative inquiries.
Example: One can code an open-ended
interview with numbers that refer to
data specific references, or such
references could become the origin of a
randomized experiment.
Some similarities:
While some qualitative data is simply a
researcher's impressions, other qualitative data
is "massaged" into quantitative data. Examples
of this include surveys where people put their
impression of something on a 1 to 5 scale;
while the impressions are qualitative, they are
expressed in a quantitative way. This allows
researchers to turn qualitative impressions into
quantitative data.
Mixed Methods
The reality of quantitative and qualitative research is
that most studies are mixed. In order to get a full
picture of a topic, a good researcher needs to use a
combination of both raw data and individual
impressions. This is the key similarity between
qualitative and quantitative research -- they are both
used in most academic studies.
Foundational Differences
The major difference between
qualitative and quantitative research
stems from the researcher’s underlying
strategies.
Participant observation
Direct observation
Unstructured or intensive
interviewing
Case studies
Participant Observation
The researcher literally becomes
part of the observation.
Objectivity is replaced by
subjective interpretation and mass
detail for later analysis.
Reliability
Since procedure is de-emphasized in
qualitative research, replication and
other tests of reliability become more
difficult.