SOCY 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Null Hypothesis, Standard Deviation, Kurtosis
25 Oct 2016
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Pragmatism (practical problems; argues that different designs are compatible) and the compatibility thesis (you can bring different methods together; different angles to view a problem that allows you to get a more complete outlook) Other issues that divide qualitative and quantitative methods: behaviour vs. meaning. Inductive vs. deductive logic: numbers vs. words, artificial vs. natural. Both have argued that there needs to be shift were design is more about being brought together. Simply put: the method must follow the question. Use of both inductive and deductive logic. Use of both subjective and objective points of view. Values play a large role in interpretation. There may be causal linkages that may never be completely determined. Mixed methods research is a research design with philosophical assumptions as well as methods of inquiry john creswell. Its central premise is that the use of quantitative and qualitative approaches in combination provides a better understanding of research problems than either approach alone john.
