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HLTH 490 Test 1 Topic 9
Quantitative vs. Qualitative Research: I
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Health Care
Undergraduate 3
02/08/2009

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quantitative research
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quantities or numbers
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qualitative research
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results presented as discussions of trends and/or themes based on words, not statistics
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deductive approach
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researcher is deducing from the literature possible explanations to be tested
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inductive approach
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emphasize induction from the preliminary data that he or she collected
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Do qualitative or quantitative researchers tend to rely more on published research literature in planning research?
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quantitative
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Which method of research relies on the inductive approach?
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qualitative
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Which method of research is more likely to lead a statistical report of results?
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quantitative
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In which method of research would a researcher be more likely to make adjustments to the interview questions during the course of a research project?
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qualitative
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Which method of research tends to have smaller samples?
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qualitative
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Do qualitative or quantitative researchers prefer random sampling?
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quantitative
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There are more likely to be quotations from participants in the Results sections of reports in which type of research?
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qualitative
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In which type type of research do researchers have more interest in generalizing the results to populations?
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quantitative
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