Differences between Qualitative and Quantitative Research

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Across
  1. 6. Most commonly used in qualitative research: begins first with collecting data and making observations, theory is generated from these observations
  2. 7. This type of research uses words and non-numeric symbols to collect and analyze data
  3. 9. We are people who have control over situations, and the ways in which we interpret these situations
  4. 12. Relationship that assumes if you have x, y may follow
  5. 13. Assumes that reality is a set of mental constructions by which there are no facts, only our interpretations
Down
  1. 1. A researcher's awareness that their values and decisions impact the research
  2. 2. Researchers should develop an empathetic understanding of the people studied, they should put themselves in the shoes of the people being studied
  3. 3. Most commonly used in quantitative research: begins first with a theory and a hypothesis, collects data after the fact
  4. 4. This type of research uses numbers and statistics to collect and analyze data
  5. 5. Idea that social phenomena have an objective reality, independent from our perceptions
  6. 8. Relationship that assumes if you have x, y will always follow
  7. 10. Type of epistemology used in quantitative research which involves manipulation and experimentation
  8. 11. Theory that comes from observation