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  1. PDF ESEARCH QUESTIONS AND YPOTHESES Do not copy, post or distribute

    Use these more exploratory verbs as nondirectional rather than directional words that suggest quantitative research, such as affect, influence, impact, determine, cause, and relate. ♦ Expect the research questions to evolve and change during the study in a manner consistent with the assumptions of an emerging design.

  2. How to use and assess qualitative research methods

    Abstract. This paper aims to provide an overview of the use and assessment of qualitative research methods in the health sciences. Qualitative research can be defined as the study of the nature of phenomena and is especially appropriate for answering questions of why something is (not) observed, assessing complex multi-component interventions ...

  3. A Practical Guide to Writing Quantitative and Qualitative Research

    INTRODUCTION. Scientific research is usually initiated by posing evidenced-based research questions which are then explicitly restated as hypotheses.1,2 The hypotheses provide directions to guide the study, solutions, explanations, and expected results.3,4 Both research questions and hypotheses are essentially formulated based on conventional theories and real-world processes, which allow the ...

  4. Exploratory Research

    Exploratory research is a methodology approach that investigates research questions that have not previously been studied in depth. Exploratory research is often qualitative and primary in nature. However, a study with a large sample conducted in an exploratory manner can be quantitative as well. It is also often referred to as interpretive ...

  5. What Is Qualitative Research?

    Qualitative research involves collecting and analyzing non-numerical data (e.g., text, video, or audio) to understand concepts, opinions, or experiences. It can be used to gather in-depth insights into a problem or generate new ideas for research. Qualitative research is the opposite of quantitative research, which involves collecting and ...

  6. Planning Qualitative Research: Design and Decision Making for New

    While many books and articles guide various qualitative research methods and analyses, there is currently no concise resource that explains and differentiates among the most common qualitative approaches. We believe novice qualitative researchers, students planning the design of a qualitative study or taking an introductory qualitative research course, and faculty teaching such courses can ...

  7. Exploratory Visuals and Text in Qualitative Research Interviews: How Do

    The use of sorting methods provide participants with an opportunity to think about the visuals' meanings as they consider reasons for selection and rank visuals to identify priorities (Fincher & Tenenberg, 2005, p. 90).The introduction of novel visuals in the elicitation process encourages introspection, concurrently synthesising new ideas and relationships with existing knowledge in the ...

  8. Qualitative Research: An Overview

    Qualitative research Footnote 1 —research that primarily or exclusively uses non-numerical data—is one of the most commonly used types of research and methodology in the social sciences. Unfortunately, qualitative research is commonly misunderstood. It is often considered "easy to do" (thus anyone can do it with no training), an "anything goes approach" (lacks rigor, validity and ...

  9. PDF Chapter 12 Scripting a Qualitative Purpose Statement prior permission

    Mention that your study is qualitative research. Once you decide on the appropriate qualitative design to use (see Chapter 30), you can insert the name of the design. Use an action verb to convey how you will learn about your topic, such as . understand, describe, develop, discover, or . generate. State the central phenomenon.

  10. Wording your research questions

    For research questions in qualitative research, the use of open words such as "how" or "what" allow for greater exploration of issues, as opposed to words such as "why" which imply exploration of cause and effect, which is more characteristic of quantitative research. Suggested verbs to use in qualitative research questions are ...

  11. Grounded Theory: A Guide for Exploratory Studies in Management Research

    At the same time, the validity of qualitative studies has also been criticized on the basis of their unstructured nature and the subjectivity involved (see, for example, Easterby-Smith et al., 2002).Different solutions have been recommended in the extant literature to deal with this weakness, such as the use of mixed methods (e.g., Opoku et al., 2016), the support of the chosen methodology ...

  12. 7.4 Qualitative Research

    Qualitative research is an important alternative to quantitative research in psychology. It generally involves asking broader research questions, collecting more detailed data (e.g., interviews), and using nonstatistical analyses. Many researchers conceptualize quantitative and qualitative research as complementary and advocate combining them.

  13. On Qualifying Qualitative Research: Emerging Perspectives ...

    This article presents the use of the qualitative research method and the challenges that this form of research imposes along with the increasingly systematic reluctance experienced by doctoral students and their chairs. Increasingly, doctoral students are opting for the qualitative approach over that of the traditional quantitative methodology. The qualitative method is an evolutionary process ...

  14. A Practical Guide to Writing Quantitative and Qualitative Research

    Non-directional hypothesis. ... These research questions use exploratory verbs . such as . expl ore. or . describe. These also focus on one central phenomenon of interest, and may ...

  15. Exploratory Research

    Exploratory research is a methodology approach that investigates topics and research questions that have not previously been studied in depth. Exploratory research is often qualitative in nature. However, a study with a large sample conducted in an exploratory manner can be quantitative as well. It is also often referred to as interpretive ...

  16. COMM 308 Quizzes Flashcards

    Qualitative research questions should use exploratory non-directional verbs such as the following seek to understand, explore describe, discover, report Frequent exposure to friends' fitness posts on SNSs is positively associated with negative body talk.

  17. Comm 308- Exam 1 Flashcards

    This statement is a: quantitative hypothesis. Qualitative research questions should use exploratory non-directional verbs such as the following: seek to understand, explore, describe, discover, report. The present study examined the link between neuroticism, extraversion, as well as presentation of the real, the ideal, and the false self on ...

  18. 3i's Flashcards

    Qualitative. Type of research which begin the research questions with the "WHAT?" ... implies an explanation of an occurrence and suggests a cause- and effect type of thinking. Qualitative research. it uses exploratory and non-directional verbs. grounded theory. What type of Study uses The study will: discover. ethnography. What type of ...

  19. Q3-M2 3Is Identifying-the-Problem-and-Asking-the-Questions V 4-1

    Qualitative research uses exploratory and non-directional verbs. The study will: discover (grounded theory); seek to understand (ethnography); explore the process of (case study); describe the experiences of (phenomenology); report the stories (narrative research).

  20. Comm 308 Test 1 Quizzes Flashcards

    Qualitative research questions should use exploratory non-directional verbs such as the following: Seek to understand, explore, describe, discover, report Qualitative purpose statements use action verbs such as

  21. Q3-M2 3Is Identifying the Problem and Asking the QuestionsV4-1

    Begin the research questions with the "WHAT?" or "HOW" explanation of the research design. (Qualitative) 2. "WHY?" implies an explanation of an occurrence and suggests a cause- and-effect type of thinking. (Quantitative) 3. Focus on a single phenomenon or concept. 4. Qualitative research uses exploratory and non-directional verbs.

  22. Quiz comm 308 Chapters 6&7 Flashcards

    Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Qualitative purpose statements use action verbs such as discover, explore, understand the meaning of compare groups, examine the relationship between variables, to test explore, compare groups, discover test, determine relationships between variables, understand the meaning of, Can you tell who I am? Neuroticism, extraversion ...