Research Methodology

Research Methodology
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Quantitative research
The quantitative research by Ume-Nwagbo and Pearl Ngozika, titled Implications of Nursing Faculties' Cultural Competence, relies on the numerical data that is generated from the structured surveys conducted through questionnaires. The research in question used correlational, descriptive and non-experimental design. The research is structured and seeks to establish the relationship between the variables, using raw data analysis techniques (Carroll & Rothe, 2010).
Strengths
This technique presents a number of strengths which include; the research findings can be generalized to a wider population, documentation of the research provides a way for experts to evaluate the research, it is also possible to control the effects of extraneous variables (Brinton & Fujiki, 2003).
Weaknesses
However, the method is also limited in the information that can be extracted due to the focused nature, data collection is always a big challenge, self-reported information on the questionnaires is not always reliable and there is almost always no contextual factors to help with data interpretation.
Comparison
Compared to the experiment design, this method does not use randomly assigned groups. As such it is more focused on a particular group than the experimental which is random (Parks, Zinskie & Battle, 2007).
Qualitative research
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