4 DEC SS Q.39
0. Which among the following is NOT related to qualitative research?
- Option : D
- Explanation : Survey Research is the most fundamental tool
for all quantitative research methodologies
and studies. Surveys are used to seek
responses to questions from a sample of
respondents. The various types of survey
are online polls, online surveys, paper
questionnaires, web-intercept surveys, etc.
Thematic analysis is a method of analyzing
qualitative data. It is usually applied to a set
of texts, such as interview transcripts.
Discourse analysis is a common qualitative research method in many humanities and social science disciplines, including linguistics, sociology, anthropology, psychology and cultural studies; for studying written or spoken language in relation to its social context. It aims to understand how language is used in real life situations.
Case study is a qualitative research method commonly used in social sciences. It is an in-depth, exploratory empirical investigation/ analysis of a single individual, group, event or phenomenon within its real-life context to describe the causes of underlying principles. A case study research relies on multiple sources of evidence and benefits from the prior development of theoretical propositions.
