What general topics does qualitative research cover?
thoughts, beliefs, feelings, views, lifestyles
What is the qualitative research process?
collection, analysis, interpretation of narrative data to gain insights into a phenomenon of interest
What is the purpose of qualitative research?
to promote a deep and holistic understanding
What is the DESCRIPTIVE METHOD about?
What are the different types of descriptive methods?
What is a CASE STUDY?
detailed and in-depth, few respondents, lengthy procedure
What is a SURVEY?
gathering relatively limited data from a large number of cases
What are the different types of surveys?
What is a TOTAL POPULATION survey about?
surveying an entire population
What is a SAMPLE survey about?
surveying a subset of the population
What is a PUBLIC/SOCIAL survey about?
opinion of the public, news
What is a SCHOOL survey about?
surveying students, staff, parents
What does a POLL entail?
one question to test satisfaction
What is a MARKET survey about?
surveying consumers and employees
Who carries out COMMUNITY surveys?
nurses
What areas does a JOB ANALYSIS survey cover?
performance, evaluation, satisfaction
Where is a CROSS-SECTIONAL survey used?
court cases
How long does a LONGITUDINAL survey take?
10-20 years, similar to trace study and case study
What does a COMPARATIVE SURVEY do?
compares two variables to see which is better
What is an ASSESSMENT AND EDUCATIONAL study?
health-related study
What is a COMPARATIVE STUDY?
formal procedure to compare 2 variables to conclude which is better
What is a CORRELATIONAL study about?
relationship between 2 or more variables
What does a TRACE study do?
follows development of conditions/sets of people
What is a TRENDS AND PROJECTION study for?
for marketing and business proposals