Evaluating qualitative and quantitative research
| English | 中文 | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|
| credibility/ˌkredɪˈbɪlɪti/ | 可信性 | kě xìn xìng |
| transferability/trænsˌfɜːrəˈbɪlɪti/ | 可迁移性 | kě qiān yí xìng |
A decision you can investigate
- An interview study gives detailed accounts from six volunteers.
- Small numbers do not alone make qualitative research worthless.
Build the explanation
- Qualitative research examines meanings and experiences; quantitative research measures variables numerically.
- Evaluate each method against its question, sampling, analytic process and ethical obligations.
Match the terms to their precise meanings.
Use these definitions in the particular context of Evaluating qualitative and quantitative research.
Work through the evidence
- An interview may reveal how people interpret an experience, but volunteer recruitment can shape whose perspectives appear.
- Compare themes with quoted evidence and reflect on the researcher's role, rather than judging credibility 可信性 only by sample size.
What is a useful evaluation of the interview study?
An interview may reveal how people interpret an experience, but volunteer recruitment can shape whose perspectives appear. Compare themes with quoted evidence and reflect on the researcher's role, rather than judging credibility only by sample size.
Test the limits
- The current HL methods paper differs from the 2027 source-based data paper.
- Do not apply experimental cause-and-effect standards indiscriminately to an inquiry about lived meanings.
Which caution belongs to this particular task?
The current HL methods paper differs from the 2027 source-based data paper. Do not apply experimental cause-and-effect standards indiscriminately to an inquiry about lived meanings.
The explanation in this lesson makes a conditional claim; relevant context and evidence still matter.
Do not apply experimental cause-and-effect standards indiscriminately to an inquiry about lived meanings.
Apply and explain your answer
- What is a useful evaluation of the interview study?
- Whether recruitment and analysis support its claims about the participants' experiences.
Choose the two statements supported by this lesson.
The concept and worked evidence support these claims; the stated limits rule out the universal shortcut.
Use the terms precisely
- credibility: The trustworthiness of a research interpretation.
- transferability 可迁移性: The extent to which insights may apply in another context.
An interview may reveal how people interpret an experience, but volunteer recruitment can shape whose perspectives appear. Compare themes with quoted evidence and reflect on the researcher's role, rather than judging credibility only by sample size.
The current HL methods paper differs from the 2027 source-based data paper. Do not apply experimental cause-and-effect standards indiscriminately to an inquiry about lived meanings.
Qualitative research examines meanings and experiences; quantitative research measures variables numerically.