SLWK 380 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Qualitative Property, Data Analysis, Literature Review
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Integrates both quantitative and qualitative methods into research design. Collect data from each type separately, then merge the two and interpret. Qualitative data collected and analyzed, then followed up with quantitative data, then interpret. Quantitative data collected and analyzed, then followed up with qualitative data, then interpret. Planning the research methods (writing a proposal) Data= pieces of information in a raw or unorganized form that refer to ideas or concepts (numbers and words). Data collection= methods for acquiring information needed to answer your research questions. Sampling= methods for determining who or what you are collecting data from. Data analysis= methods for making sense of the data once it is collected. Survey research= the administration of questionnaires to a sample of respondents selected from the population. Respondent= a person who provides data for analysis by responding to a questionnaire. Response rate= the number of people participating in the survey divided by the number of people who were asked to respond.
