Data analysis is the collecting and organizing of data so that a researcher can come to a conclusion. Data analysis allows one to answer questions, solve problems, and derive important information. So, for your assignment, you now know that the purpose of your assignment is to gather enough information to come to a conclusion about…
Gareth Morgan and Linda Smircich – Pennsylvania State University Abstract – Debates regarding research methods in the social sciences are linked directly to assumptions about ontology, epistemology, and human nature. After reviewing a range of positions relating to these assumptions, we argue that the dichotomy between quantitative and qualitative methods is a rough and oversimplified…
Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling,Data Collection, and Analysis Techniques in Mixed-Method StudiesMargarete Sandelowski* Abstract: Researchers have increasingly turned to mixed-method techniques to expand thescope and improve the analytic power of their studies. Yet there is still relatively little direction onand much confusion about how to combine qualitative and quantitative techniques. These tech-niques are neither paradigm-…