Quantitative vs Qualitative
by valeria hernandez
1. Focuses in
1.1. Constructing statistical models and figures to explain what is observed
1.2. Counting and classifying features
2. Generates non-numerical data
2.1. Subjective: seeks to understand human behavior
2.2. Naturalistic and uncontrolled observation
2.3. Valid, real, rich and deep data
3. Ungeneralizable: single case studies
4. Objective
5. Generates numerical data or information
5.1. Which can be converted into numbers
5.2. Only measurable data is being analyzed
6. Process and discovery
6.1. Oriented
6.1.1. Inductive