Qualitative vs Quantitative Research: True or False

Qualitative vs Quantitative Research: True or False

Multiple Choice

Quantitative Research controls or limits Respondents answers by giving options.

• True

• False

Quantitative Research controls or limits Respondents answers by giving options.

TRUE: It is done to quantify responses to be transferred as numerical data.

Multiple Choice

Quantitative research can be used to identify why or how a certain phenomenon happened.

• True

• False

Quantitative research can be used to identify why or how a certain phenomenon happens.

FALSE: Questions pertaining to reasons requires explanations or narrative answers thus, it is qualitative in form.

Multiple Choice

Qualitative Research has a hypothesis to be proven.

• True

• False

Qualitative Research has a hypothesis to be proven.

FALSE: Qualitative research finds answers to questions (creates Hypothesis) while Quantitative research proves certain predictions (proves hypothesis).

Multiple Choice

Quantitative Research uses numerical data.

• True

• False

Quantitative Research uses numerical data.

TRUE: Quantitative research transfers numerical data into statistical analyses.

Multiple Choice

Qualitative research requires less interaction with respondents.

• True

• False

Qualitative research requires less interaction with respondents.

FALSE: Qualitative Research needs more interaction due to data gathering process which uses interview, field notes and observation (journal entries)

Multiple Choice

Quantitative Research findings can be applied to other population.

• True

• False

Quantitative Research findings can be applied to other population.

TRUE: Quantitative research has a margin of error.( Possibility of having similar result when used to diff. locale or respondent.)Qualitative research has none due to subjectivity or response.

Multiple Choice

Qualitative Research may use tables and graphs in interpreting data.

• True

• False

Qualitative Research may use tables and graphs in interpreting data.

TRUE: Tables and graphs presents numerical data. Qualitative Research interprets data though themes.(collated narrative responses)

Multiple Choice

Qualitative Research uses statistical formulas in interpreting gathered data.

• True

• False

Qualitative Research uses statistical formulas in interpreting gathered data.

FALSE: Qualitative research interprets narrative responses thus, mathematical computation may not be possible.

Multiple Choice

Only Qualitative research requires research questions.

• True

• False

Only Qualitative research requires research questions.

FALSE: Both has research question to be answered. They only differ on the type of question.

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