“Research on how things work in the grand scheme of knowledge is both a quantitative and qualitative task” (Stake, 2010, p. 13). According to Stake (2010), a main distinction between the two types of research is the matter of emphasis (p. 19) while both types of research seek valid and reliable results (Park & Park, 2016, p. 4).
In qualitative research, the researcher takes on a more personal role with the participants. “The role of qualitative researcher is all-inclusive” (Shoukat, Waheed, & Waheed, 2016, p. 1498) where according to Creswell (1998) the researcher “undertakes qualitative research in a natural setting where the researcher is an instrument of data collection who gathers words or pictures, analyzes them inductively, focuses …show more content…
161). Questions used in quantitative research can often times be descriptive, comparative or relationship-based. Two examples of quantitative research questions are: Why do Hispanic students outscore other student groups on the end of year standardized tests?; What factors positively impact teacher retention rates in elementary schools?.
Two types of data that could be collected in quantitative research are interviews and questionnaires. A researcher could analyze data from an interview and a questionnaire by using a coding system to assign labels to codes and then group the codes into categories. This would be done for the interviews and the questionnaire, …show more content…
20). Five quantitative methodologists include: Gary M. King, Geoffrey D. Borman, Laura Langbein, Stephen L. Morgan, and Shiomo Sawilowsky. Gary M. King is an American political scientist and quantitative methodologist. Geoffery D. Borman is a quantitative methodologist and policy analyst. Laura Langbein is a quantitative methodologist and professor. Stephen L. Morgan is a quantitative methodologist and is known for his contributions to quantitative methods in sociology. Shiomo Sawilowsky is a professor of educational statistics who is known for his work in experimental design in education. These five quantitative methodologists are just a few of the researchers that have worked in or made contributions to the field of quantitative
In qualitative research, the researcher takes on a more personal role with the participants. “The role of qualitative researcher is all-inclusive” (Shoukat, Waheed, & Waheed, 2016, p. 1498) where according to Creswell (1998) the researcher “undertakes qualitative research in a natural setting where the researcher is an instrument of data collection who gathers words or pictures, analyzes them inductively, focuses …show more content…
161). Questions used in quantitative research can often times be descriptive, comparative or relationship-based. Two examples of quantitative research questions are: Why do Hispanic students outscore other student groups on the end of year standardized tests?; What factors positively impact teacher retention rates in elementary schools?.
Two types of data that could be collected in quantitative research are interviews and questionnaires. A researcher could analyze data from an interview and a questionnaire by using a coding system to assign labels to codes and then group the codes into categories. This would be done for the interviews and the questionnaire, …show more content…
20). Five quantitative methodologists include: Gary M. King, Geoffrey D. Borman, Laura Langbein, Stephen L. Morgan, and Shiomo Sawilowsky. Gary M. King is an American political scientist and quantitative methodologist. Geoffery D. Borman is a quantitative methodologist and policy analyst. Laura Langbein is a quantitative methodologist and professor. Stephen L. Morgan is a quantitative methodologist and is known for his contributions to quantitative methods in sociology. Shiomo Sawilowsky is a professor of educational statistics who is known for his work in experimental design in education. These five quantitative methodologists are just a few of the researchers that have worked in or made contributions to the field of quantitative