Qualitative Research Is Often Superior to Quantitative Research When the Purpose

question 43

Multiple Choice

Qualitative research is often superior to quantitative research when the purpose of a research project is to:

• A) analyze numerical data to arrive at a conclusion.
• B) determine the magnitude of a response.
• C) calculate the mode of a set of numerical data.
• D) better understand a psychoanalytical phenomenon.
• E) calculate the distance between the smallest and largest values in a set of responses.

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