what is qualitative research?
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Qualitative is contrasted with quantitative. Qualitative deals with words or ideas as data rather than with numbers. For example, if you ask people to tell you why we are at war with Iraq, and you record and summarize their answers, this would be qualitative. Usually it's much more open-ended than quantitative, meaning that you allow people to give their views in their own terms. This also usually makes it more difficult to interpret qualitative data, although many would argue that it more accurately reflects people's views.\nWith quantitative research, you immediately convert answers to numbers. E.g., "how much do you agree with the war" on a scale from 1 to 5. Or, Do you agree or disagree. Notice that the answers can easily be summarized as the percent who agree or disagree, or how many agree with what strength. But respondents don't have the option of explaining their views in any detail.\nGenerally, interviews and focus groups are techniques of choice for qualitative researchers; surveys or questionnaires are the techniques preferred by quantitative researchers.\nYou can find many good sources on qualitative research  at any college library or at a book site such as Amazon.
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(m)\n\nThe collection and analysis of information about consumers, market niches, and the effectiveness of marketing programs. \n\nResearch is the search for and retrieval of existing, discovery or creation of new information or knowledge for a specific purpose. Research has many categories, from medical research to literary research. Marketing research (also called consumer research) is a form of business research. It is a form of applied sociology which concentrates on understanding the behaviours, whims and preferences, of consumers in a market-based economy. The field of marketing research as a statistical science was pioneered by Arthur Nielsen with the founding of the ACNielsen Company in 1923.\n\n\n\nTypes of marketing research\nMarketing research techniques come in many forms, including:\n\ntest marketing - a small-scale product launch used to determine the likely acceptance of the product when it is introduced into a wider market \nconcept testing - to test the acceptance of a concept by target consumers \nmystery shopping - An employee or representative of the market research firm anonymously contacts a salesperson and indicates he or she is shopping for a product. The shopper then records the entire experience. This method is often used for quality control or for researching competitors' products. \nstore audit - to measure the sales of a product or product line at a statistically selected store sample in order to determine market share, or to determine whether a retail store provides adequate service \ndemand estimation - to determine the approximate level of demand for the product \nsales forecasting - to determine the expected level of sales given the level of demand. With respect to other factors like Advertising expenditure, sales promotion etc. \ncustomer satisfaction studies - exit interviews or surveys that determine a customer's level of satisfaction with the quality of the transaction \ndistribution channel audits - to assess distributors’ and retailers’ attitudes toward a product, brand, or company \nprice elasticity testing - to determine how sensitive customers are to price changes \nsegmentation research - to determine the demographic, psychographic, and behavioural characteristics of potential buyers \nconsumer decision process research - to determine what motivates people to buy and what decision-making process they use \npositioning research - how does the target market see the brand relative to competitors? - what does the brand stand for? \nbrand name testing - what do consumers feel about the names of the products? \nbrand equity research - how favorably do consumers view the brand? \nadvertising and promotion research - how effective are ads - do potential customers recall the ad, understand the message, and does the ad influence consumer purchasing behaviour?
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The purpose of research is to find out more info about a certain topic. Good research is info that gives a credible source, can be checked, and has been reviewed. The best research comes from books.
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A body of practices, procedures, and rules used by those who work in a discipline or engage in an inquiry; a set of working methods..\nFor reaserch paper... think about what will you do if you are going for research of something... and just write them down one by one steps.. i think if you could give me points may be i could set'em up for you.. but i think youcan do that... good luck
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First of all you should refer to some text book on "Research Methodology". Here you will get a clear idea of what you are getting into.  \nSome areas of research can be Genetic Algorithms in Statistics, multivariable calculus, graph theoritic applications in statistics.
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A case study is a particular method of qualitative research. Rather than using large samples and following a rigid protocol to examine a limited number of variables, case study methods involve an in-depth, longitudinal examination of a single instance or event: a case. They provide a systematic way of looking at events, collecting data, analyzing information, and reporting the results. As a result the researcher may gain a sharpened understanding of why the instance happened as it did, and what might become important to look at more extensively in future research. Case studies lend themselves especially to generating (rather than testing) hypotheses.
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Probability (Random) Sampling  \nAllows use of statistics, tests hypotheses  \nCan estimate population parameters  \nEliminates bias  \nMust have random selection of units \n \nNon-Probability (Non-Random) Sampling\nExploratory research, generates hypotheses\nPopulation parameters are not of interest\nAdequacy of the sample can't be known\nCheaper, easier, quicker to carry out\n\nSimple random sample: Each unit in the population is identified, and each unit has an equal chance of being in the sample. The selection of each unit is independent of the selection of every other unit. Selection of one unit does not affect the chances of any other unit.\nSystematic random sampling: Each unit in the population is identified, and each unit has an equal chance of being in the sample.\nStratified random sampling: Each unit in the population is identified, and each unit has a known, non-zero chance of being in the sample. This is used when the researcher knows that the population has sub-groups (strata) that are of interest.\n\nNon-probability (non-random) samples:\n    These samples focus on volunteers, easily available units, or those that just happen to be present when the research is done. Non-probability samples are useful for quick and cheap studies, for case studies, for qualitative research, for pilot studies, and for developing hypotheses for future research. \nVR
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Experimental analysis is in contrast to quasi-experimenal analsyis and qualatiative analysis. In experimental analysis, participants / variables are randomly assigned to groups, such as "these participants will take this medicine... these plants will listen to rock music, etc.). In quasi-experimental analysis, it is not possible to randomly assign participants/variables to groups, for example if you are investigating the effect of gener, you cannot randomly assign people to different genders (duh). Qualitative analysis does not use numerical data per say, but instead investiages the qualities of something, i.e. how people feel about mental illness. \n\nHope this helps!
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Quantitative Research\n\nBy definition, measurement must be objective, quantitative and statistically valid. Simply put, it's about numbers, objective hard data. A scientifically calculated sample of people from a population is asked a set of questions on a survey to determine the frequency and percentage of their responses.
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Quantitative is something that you can measure with variable data. Exemple : lenght, weight, temperature, etc...\nin contrast Qualitative is not measurable but allows to differenciate.\nEx: country, day of the week, etc...
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an·thro·pol·o·gy (nthr-pl-j)\nn. \n\nThe scientific study of the origin, the behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of humans.
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Qualitative refers to not measureing exact quantities, but rather how things relate. As opposed to Quantitative.\n\nFor example qualitativly it will require higher interest rates to borrow money for a riskier venture. Quantitatively it will cost you 1% increase in interest rates to purchase a rental house versus your residence.\n\nOne should be able to apply this tidbit of knowledge to forecasting methods too, although I might not know exactly what the ones are you are refering too. \n\nRather than saying how much something will be affect by an action you can say in what direction its affect will be. e.g. the city paying less to have the parks kept up will bring fewer people in to the open air market right next to the park whcih will tend to decrease the amount of business transactions. Even though more advertising by the market will increase it by a larger amount and it will go up overall. All of this as opposed to saying by how much business will be done because of these things.
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A lot of peoples, research studies. Research studies, people's donated, people's research studies.
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a sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information.\n\nIt comes from Latin - quaerere 'ask,seek'- through Old French then Middle English.
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Qualitative analysis answers the question what substances or elements are within a sample. Quantitative analysis answers the question how much of these substances are within the sample.\n\nIn both cases, a negative answer means "we didn't find anything using the methods we had", not "there isn't anything of this substance inside".
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Research allows a student to explore, systematically, a field of study with the intention of finding specific information, but all along learning additional facts in the search. It allows a student to focus strictly, without int eruption, on fact and gain a greater understanding of the information at hand; and learn how it relates to their world. It expands their mental perceptions and gives them new skills for handling new situations in that particular  area of study.\n\nWhich is why it is so important that the material being studied is organized, correct, and relevant. The more organized and relevant the facts are, the faster a students mind can absorb, categorize and relate it to other objects in their long term memory. With this greater understanding and knowledge obtained through this method, the better prepared a student will be when it comes time to apply that material to a new situation in the future.\n\nThe material above is my own words and is approx. 152 words long. I suggest you expand on it a little further instead of just copying and pasting. Do as the question suggests and gain a greater understanding of the material that I have written.
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Observation, research, organization, development and accomplishment