Qualitative Research On Obama Care Advantages And Disadvantages
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF USING QUANTITATIVE VERSUS QUALITATIVE METHODS
Raul Ventura
Prof. Donna Comrie
PAD 4723
April 12, 2017
Obamacare
Research is the careful inquiry or investigation of a given subject or any topic with a view of bringing out new facts about a particular branch of knowledge. It can be defined as the art in the science of search for new knowledge through queries and analysis. The primary purpose of research is to achieve new insight for better familiarity, to know the accuracy of the available information, to determine the frequency of occurrence or to test causal relationship between variables (Godwill, 2015). There exist two primary approaches to applied research methodology known as qualitative …show more content…
and quantitative research methods.
Unlike fundamental research that deals with a generalized aspect of a study, applied research is conducted to provide a specific solution for an immediate problem present.
The difference between the quantitative and the qualitative applied research method is that a quantities approach deals with measurable quantities or amounts with the variables taking the form of a number. The qualitative applied research, on the other hand, is based on the quality of variables. The qualitative method tests qualities such as behavior change, attitude, opinion or feelings. The case of the Affordable Care Act commonly known as the Obama Care is used here to illustrate the advantages and disadvantages of quantitative against the qualitative applied research methods Obamacare.net, 2014)
The quantitative approach to evaluating the Obamacare has the advantage of determining the financial impact of the healthcare system by asserting its economic value to all US citizens; the results are concrete in small scopes of the system and based on particular objectives. Data collected has a lot of security in availability, confidentiality, and integrity while the cost–analysis of the program can be established using the best-suited approach from the different methods available (O'Byrne, …show more content…
2007).
However, the approach has the disadvantage of involving complex calculations requiring an automatic tool to assist the implementation of the process. The ordinary person can easily understand the results of the investigation, for instance how much employment the Healthcare Act has created due to deductions in insurance premiums and increased government spending on the healthcare. Results concerning the monetary values are hard to understand without experience while the process, which is complex, takes a long time to handle the study (Nakajima & Tuzemen, 2017).
The qualitative approach has the advantage of being easy to understand, as variables are readily observable or accessible. For instance, the contribution of the Obamacare can be depicted from noticeable changes in health status of the community or its acceptance by the people can be investigated through question the people for yes or no responses. Involved calculations are straightforward and minimal and do not include estimated cost but the noticeable changes due to change in price. The ordinary person readily understands both the method and the results without or with minimal explanation. In addition, the study topic is explored in depth and details at less expensive cost.
The approach, however, follows a subjective evaluation of risks where the reality may not be defined correctly thus making the method disadvantageous.
The lack of objectivity in evaluating the Obamacare using this approach makes it difficult to perform risk management or a follow-up. In addition to being slow to implement the qualitative investigation, the data collected cannot be used as a mathematical function to generalize the findings to the broader population. The lack of description such as the substantial the aspect of people disliking the Obamacare makes it difficult in substantiating the feeling (O'Byrne,
2007).
References
Godwill, E. A. (2015). Fundamentals of research methodology: A holistic guide for research completion, management, validation and ethics.
Nakajima, M., & Tuzemen, D. (n.d.). Health-Care Reform or Labor Market Reform? A Quantitative Analysis of the Affordable Care Act. SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.2669842
Obamacare.net. (2014, October 1). Read The Entire Obamacare Bill - Download Here. Retrieved from https://obamacare.net/read-and-download-obamacare-bill/
O'Byrne, P. (2007). The Advantages and Disadvantages of Mixing Methods: An Analysis of Combining Traditional and Auto Ethnographic Approaches. Qualitative Health Research, 17(10), 1381-1391. doi:10.1177/1049732307308304
Chambliss, D. F., & Schutt, R. K. (2016). Making sense of the social world: methods of investigation (4th ed.). Los Angeles: SAGE. Araujo, M. (2016, October 12).
Raul Ventura
Prof. Donna Comrie
PAD 4723
April 12, 2017
Obamacare
Research is the careful inquiry or investigation of a given subject or any topic with a view of bringing out new facts about a particular branch of knowledge. It can be defined as the art in the science of search for new knowledge through queries and analysis. The primary purpose of research is to achieve new insight for better familiarity, to know the accuracy of the available information, to determine the frequency of occurrence or to test causal relationship between variables (Godwill, 2015). There exist two primary approaches to applied research methodology known as qualitative …show more content…
and quantitative research methods.
Unlike fundamental research that deals with a generalized aspect of a study, applied research is conducted to provide a specific solution for an immediate problem present.
The difference between the quantitative and the qualitative applied research method is that a quantities approach deals with measurable quantities or amounts with the variables taking the form of a number. The qualitative applied research, on the other hand, is based on the quality of variables. The qualitative method tests qualities such as behavior change, attitude, opinion or feelings. The case of the Affordable Care Act commonly known as the Obama Care is used here to illustrate the advantages and disadvantages of quantitative against the qualitative applied research methods Obamacare.net, 2014)
The quantitative approach to evaluating the Obamacare has the advantage of determining the financial impact of the healthcare system by asserting its economic value to all US citizens; the results are concrete in small scopes of the system and based on particular objectives. Data collected has a lot of security in availability, confidentiality, and integrity while the cost–analysis of the program can be established using the best-suited approach from the different methods available (O'Byrne, …show more content…
2007).
However, the approach has the disadvantage of involving complex calculations requiring an automatic tool to assist the implementation of the process. The ordinary person can easily understand the results of the investigation, for instance how much employment the Healthcare Act has created due to deductions in insurance premiums and increased government spending on the healthcare. Results concerning the monetary values are hard to understand without experience while the process, which is complex, takes a long time to handle the study (Nakajima & Tuzemen, 2017).
The qualitative approach has the advantage of being easy to understand, as variables are readily observable or accessible. For instance, the contribution of the Obamacare can be depicted from noticeable changes in health status of the community or its acceptance by the people can be investigated through question the people for yes or no responses. Involved calculations are straightforward and minimal and do not include estimated cost but the noticeable changes due to change in price. The ordinary person readily understands both the method and the results without or with minimal explanation. In addition, the study topic is explored in depth and details at less expensive cost.
The approach, however, follows a subjective evaluation of risks where the reality may not be defined correctly thus making the method disadvantageous.
The lack of objectivity in evaluating the Obamacare using this approach makes it difficult to perform risk management or a follow-up. In addition to being slow to implement the qualitative investigation, the data collected cannot be used as a mathematical function to generalize the findings to the broader population. The lack of description such as the substantial the aspect of people disliking the Obamacare makes it difficult in substantiating the feeling (O'Byrne,
2007).
References
Godwill, E. A. (2015). Fundamentals of research methodology: A holistic guide for research completion, management, validation and ethics.
Nakajima, M., & Tuzemen, D. (n.d.). Health-Care Reform or Labor Market Reform? A Quantitative Analysis of the Affordable Care Act. SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.2669842
Obamacare.net. (2014, October 1). Read The Entire Obamacare Bill - Download Here. Retrieved from https://obamacare.net/read-and-download-obamacare-bill/
O'Byrne, P. (2007). The Advantages and Disadvantages of Mixing Methods: An Analysis of Combining Traditional and Auto Ethnographic Approaches. Qualitative Health Research, 17(10), 1381-1391. doi:10.1177/1049732307308304
Chambliss, D. F., & Schutt, R. K. (2016). Making sense of the social world: methods of investigation (4th ed.). Los Angeles: SAGE. Araujo, M. (2016, October 12).