Designing a Qualitative Study Joseph A. Maxwell T raditionally‚ works on research design (most of which focus on quantitative research) have understood “design” in one of two ways. Some take designs to be fixed‚ standard arrangements of research conditions and methods that have their own coherence and logic‚ as possible answers to the question‚ “What research design are you using?” (e.g.‚ Campbell & Stanley‚ 1967). For example‚ a randomized‚ double-blind experiment is one research design; an
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Qualitative research is "the investigation of phenomena‚ typically in an in-depth and holistic fashion‚ through the collection of rich narrative materials using a flexible research design" (Polit‚ Beck‚ and Hungler‚ 2001‚ p 469). Qualitative researchers focus on the descriptions and deeper meaning associated with the data collected. Another way to define qualitative research is to describe it as a type of research that involves interpreting non-numerical data. The next few pages will discuss the
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Research Critique of: Living With Atrial Fibrillation: A Qualitative Study Sarah E. Garcia Grand Canyon University: NRS-433V 10/19/2014 Research Critique of: Living With Atrial Fibrillation: A Qualitative Study Patients living with atrial fibrillation suffer daily from the side effects of their condition and the treatments pertaining to it‚ yet not much consideration is taken to help understand and alleviate this burden. As healthcare workers‚ it is our duty to research and develop
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performance‚ the company seeks to evaluate the standards of client satisfaction with its services. Qualitative research would streamline the capacity of Wendy’s to enhance its brand. The research framework will help in streamlining the capacity of Wendy’s to compete effectively with the dominant market leaders. Question 1 In order to expand further in the United States‚ qualitative research will be the main frameworks of survey by Wendy’s. Although the company has a substantial market share
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chromatography is the common method used for the biogasoline analysis. Biogasoline catalytic cracking process requires detailed qualitative and quantitative analysis of the hydrocarbon composition of its oil and fraction. In this analysis‚ their fractional composition‚ saturated vapor pressure‚ density and antiknock rating will be investigated. By knowing the qualitative and quantitative composition of the gasolines‚ the content of n-paraffin‚ isoparaffin‚ aromatic‚ naphthene‚ and olefin (PIANO)
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Is there one right way to conduct social research? When undertaking Social research there are two most commonly used methods: quantitative and qualitative; There is often a great divide between the users of qualitative and quantitative methods of research. Put simply‚ quantitative research uses mathematical principals and it is statistical‚ therefore it is often viewed as more reliable and valid. On the other hand there is qualitative research which is based on interviewing and finding out the
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In recent years new research has found that using evidence in a strategic way can help assist in the detection of deception. Deception is an attempt‚ successful or not‚ where by a liar trys to hide the truth. There are various methods which assist in detecting deception including analyzing verbal content‚ physiological responses and non-verbal behaviour. However the strategic use of evidence (SUE) technique has said to improve the accuracy of detection of deception upon these other method’s. This
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Evaluating the research process: Obesity and treatment meanings in bariatric surgery candidates HCS 465 University of Phoenix June 3‚ 2015 Once a research study has come to a closure‚ it is often reviewed by its peers. Research evaluation is a vital process that determines whether a program or study is effective and how effective. Research studies must be successful in its results or at least bring light to new knowledge. If it does neither‚ then not only would it not allowed to proceed‚ but also
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This qualitative research study explores the experiences of elderly female Filipino immigrants. The research aims to provide a broader understanding of how immigrants adapt to life in America. The study intends to help ensure that the individual experiences of this under-researched group is heard and examined in-depth using the phenomenological methodology‚ which is exploratory in nature. | Eleven elderly female Filipino immigrants are the participants of the research‚ which uses face-to-face
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Unit 1 DB 2 Qualitative Methods In our world today we have many problems‚ but for this paper we will focus on race and culture and how we sentence some races differently than other races. Based on their race or their culture one would think if they all committed a robbery that all of them would be sentenced the same way. Well‚ this is no so. Sentencing decisions are not fear and for that reason‚ thereby‚ within this report we will examine why this is happening and examine the method used for this
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