What Is the Difference Between Qualitative and Quantitative Research

question 110

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative research?

• A) Qualitative research is used for hypothesis testing, and quantitative research is only used for descriptive analyses.
• B) Quantitative research is longitudinal, and qualitative research is cross-sectional.
• C) Qualitative research is researcher dependent, and quantitative research is not.
• D) Quantitative research is researcher dependent, and qualitative research is not.
• E) Quantitative research results in primary data, and qualitative research results in secondary data.

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Definitions:

Flower Bud

An undeveloped or embryonic shoot containing a floral meristem that eventually opens into a flower.

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Polar Nuclei

Cells found within the ovule of flowering plants that fuse with one sperm cell to form the endosperm, providing nutrition to the developing embryo.