Chapter 8: Selecting a Study Design

Question 1

Quantitative Study Design

Answer 1

• specific, valid, reliable
• large number of participants
• possible to summarize characteristics across groups or relationships

Question 2

Advantages of Quantitative Studies

Answer 2

• provides information from a large number of participants
• can be conducted in different groups
• generalizable
• numerical or rating information

Question 3

Limitations of Quantitative Studies

Answer 3

• difficulty in assessing relations between characteristics

- challenges in applying statistical methods

Question 4

Qualitative Study Design

Answer 4

• describe a phenomenon in a deep comprehensive manner
• interviews, open-ended questions, observations
• fewer number of participants

Question 5

Advantages of Qualitative Studies

Answer 5

• identification of new and untouched issues
• deeper understanding
• verbal information
• reveal information that cannot be identified by surveys

Question 6

Limitations of Qualitative Studies

Answer 6

• lack of generalization
• challenges in applying statistical methods
• difficult assessing relationships