Quantitative or qualitative
Here are the reading links for this week:Participant Observation
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- Now that you have been introduced to quantitative and qualitative research, which type of research seems more appealing to you? Quantitative or qualitative? Why? I want you to give as many reasons and examples as you can. I do not want to see a 2 sentence response.
- You are asked to conduct an observational study on behalf of pedestrians at pedestrian crossings. Choose a busy street with a pedestrian crossing in your area. Observe and take notes of how pedestrians behave at this crossing for 30 minutes. Take notes and provide a report on pedestrian behavior for the class to see.
Solution PreviewI find qualitative research more appealing. Particularly, I like the exploratory nature of qualitative research where the researcher starts his/her research at a point where he/she does not know what to expect of the results concerning the subject under research…
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