QUESTION THREE (a) Discuss sampling techniques applied in Quantitative and Qualitative Methods. (b)Differentiate between Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods. Discuss FIVE (5) errors and biases in research and provide ways of mitigating them
a) There are different methods used in the qualitative and quantitative reasearch. Among them important methods used in the qualitative research includes snowball Sampling, purposive Sampling and quota Sampling. Snowball Sampling deals with recruiting future study subject by the existing study subject.Sample is growing like a growing snowball. Purposive Sampling includes selection of objects based on the characteristics of the population and the objective of the study. Quota Sampling methods create a sample consisting of individuals that represents the population. Quantitative research mainly uses probability Sampling methods.members of the population have a chance of being selected. In order to get a result representing the whole population probability Sampling methods can be used.   b) quantitative reserach approaches focus on numbers and stati ... See the full answer