categories of research methodologies‚ the quantitative and the qualitative‚ and they both are used to answer research questions but in different ways. The main distinctions between these approaches lie in foundational premises related to how human beings understand the nature of the world in a better way (Willis‚ 2007). The selection of the approach to be used will depend on the research problem to be analyzed.
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Choice – Qualitative Characteristics and Accounting Principles Select the most appropriate qualitative characteristic or accounting principle that would apply to each of the following scenarios. 1. Anna Conda is the owner of Reptile World. The business drew a cheque for $15‚000 payable to Globe Trotter Travel for a family holiday. Which accounting principle applies? Historical Cost Going Concern Entity Monetary 2. Which one of the following is NOT a qualitative characteristic
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Qualitative Analysis Qualitative is where the results give a colour that you have to match up to a colour chart‚ or have you have done to see if it is positive or negative with a description of what a positive reaction should look like. This test is less reliable as some colour or positive reaction look similar to each other or the same but by adding different chemicals. An example of qualitative would be a pH test as the result gives you a colour and then you have to match it up to the pH scale
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This writer has chosen to critique of the qualitative research article by Miller‚ Riley‚ and Davis‚ 2009‚ “Identifying key nursing and team behaviors to achieve high reliability”. The characteristics of qualitative research were found in the conduct of this study based on High-reliability theory is more popular in healthcare to enhance quality and safety of patient care. The study based on evaluation of the extent of reliability of nurses’ behavior within interdisciplinary teams while attending critical
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about the Nursing shortage. The abstract offers a clear overview of the study. The abstract states that the problem stems from the nursing shortage‚ and this is what causes stress and burnout. The abstract also states that the “study used a qualitative theory approach to examine the experiences of nurses and their particular concerns about caring for a dying patient” (Peterson‚ 2010). The purpose of the study is to examine the experiences of nurses and their concerns about caring for the dying
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Buston and Wight in 2010 conducted a qualitative study (in-depth interviews) to better comprehend what motivates incarcerated male young offenders to seek STIs testing and why others have not been tested. The independent variables included characteristics of the interviewees (e.g.‚ age‚ sex education‚ sexual partner history‚ contraceptive use‚ testing for STIs‚ residential care‚ religious background‚ and education level). The dependent variable was STI testing behaviors. The sample included 40
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to minimize anxiety. 2. What is the justification for using a qualitative method? A quantitative study cannot be used because information cannot be obtained objectively and results being tested cannot be measured. The qualitative method is appropriate because the study involves gathering and analyzing information regarding the children’s experiences. 3. What are the philosophical underpinnings of the research method? Qualitative researchers believe that an individual’s experiences
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Qualitative Interview Volunteerism is a fundamental principle in my personal life as it addresses my desire to help others. This quality has been a part of me since childhood. I have vivid early memories of wanting to help my grade school classmates who would come to school visibly less fortunate than others. These desires followed me through adulthood and lead me to a career in social work. I chose this topic to research because no one in my immediate family volunteered or spoke of volunteerism
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Qualitatives Interview Reflexion The topic “Wie stellt sich die Person‚ wenn sie gewinnen würde‚ ihren eigenen Reichtum vor? Wie würde sie mit dem Geld umgehen?” which I’m going to observe‚ I have chosen to analyze the results from interview that I have conduct at 10th of November 2013. My interview partner is student of business administration‚ at age 22. We provided very interesting and fascinating conversation almost hour and a half‚ where he dreamed to be one of the luckiest persons in the
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QUALITATIVE FORECASTING METHODS Qualitative forecasting methods are based on educated opinions of appropriate persons 1. Delphi method: forecast is developed by a panel of experts who anonymously answer a series of questions; responses are fed back to panel members who then may change their original responses a- very time consuming and expensive b- new groupware makes this process much more feasible 2. Market research: panels‚ questionnaires‚ test markets‚ surveys‚ etc. 3. Product life-cycle
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