The appended link outlines the several differences.
In brief:
Qualitative data is produced by answering "soft" questions like:
* Was it expensive, * Were you really tired, * Did everyone have a good time, * Do you like Heavy Metal bands. Qualitative research would then be determing what people "like", how they "feel", are they "happy"
Quantitative data and research poses "definite" or "hard"questions like:
* How many grams of sugar did you use, * On a scale of 1 to 10 how much pain are you in * What colour was the solution, * What was the increase in vapour pressure. Quantitative research would then be determining the average weight of teenagers, the cost of new cars in Calgary, or the miles walked by 40 year old postmen on December 12th
Qualitative research is exploratory research used to understand things. Quantitative research is essentially an investigation using statistical or mathematical methods to understand things.
A qualitative observation has to do with things you can't count, "The fish has black scales" is a qualitative observation. A quantitative observation has to do with things you can count, "The fish has 125 scales" is a quantitative observation. You can combine these two, an example would be "The fish has 125 black scales."
A qualitative change is a transformation of one thing to a different kind of thing. Making flour out of grain is a qualitative change. A quantitative change is a change in the amount of something. Changing 5 pounds of grain to 2 pounds of grain is quantitative.
the difference between a research question and objective is the question is about the research the objective is what you want to prove with the research
no difference
how to distinguish between quasi-experimental and nonexperimental research
distinguish between qualitative and quantitative model
Quantitative is based on measurements and numbers :)
They are both very good forms of research the main difference is the method in which the research is carried. In quantitative research there are more statistics involved. Everything is more mathematical in a sense, you're focused on the quantity. In qualitative research there is a focused on the quality of the work the questioning as to why things happen.
what is the difference between qualitative and quantitative
Qualitative research is exploratory research used to understand things. Quantitative research is essentially an investigation using statistical or mathematical methods to understand things.
Quantitative means that it is concerned with how much. Qualitative means that it is only concerned with the kind. And example of quantitative would be the number of trees in a park, and an example of qualitative would be whether you have blue eyes or brown eyes.
This questions references the two primary approaches to academic methodology. Qualitative research is highly descriptive, whereas quantitative methods rely on statistics, measurements, and mathematical calculations.
The difference between quantitative and qualitative observation is that a quantitative observation deals with numbers and qualitative observation deals with your sense's on like how something looks or the color that it has.
Quantitative means measurable and/or a reference to a specific amount.Examples of quantitative data:3kg1l9lbsQualitative means data that are more easily (or only) expressed by description and not measurementsExamples of qualitative:"My ball is red.""That sword is sharp."
participant is qualitative structured is quantitative
differences between quantitative and qualitative data
It's probably similar to the difference between qualitative and quantitative analysis. Qualitative analysis (and research) looks at what is there, quantitative analysis (an presumably research) actually measures how much is there. Since all modern science is based on exeriment (and measurement), I'm not sure how you can do realistic qualitative research.