In the previous examples, a qualitative method was used because the research questions warranted it. Through considering the potentially controversial statements about qual and quant above, we are ...

What are the differences between gathering and analyzing quantitative and qualitative information? Better yet, how can you develop these skills and use this knowledge in a real-world job? Quantitative ...

Oncology has made significant advances in standardizing how clinical research is conducted and reported. The advancement of such research that improves oncology practice requires an expansion of not ...

Journal selection was from the 2003 Journal Citation Reports Science Edition (for dental journals) and the 2005 Journal Citation Reports Science and Social Science Edition (for the non-dental journals ...

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Institutional investors face complex decisions—where to allocate capital, which managers to trust, how to weather volatility. These choices can’t rely on instinct alone. They require data, structure, ...

As a researcher who has used a wide variety of methodologies, I understand the importance of acknowledging that we, as researchers, do not pick the methodology; rather, the research question dictates ...