Assignment Task:
Two components of this assignment:
I. Discussion of the Differences Between Quantitative and Qualitative Research
Please provide a discussion/explanation to the 7 following essay questions with references included in your answer and with strict APA format:
1. How does a research problem/question guide the determination to conduct a quantitative versus a qualitative research study?
2. Discuss the value of using a conceptual framework or theory (grand or mid-range) to guide a quantitative research study.
3. Address the debate of the appropriateness of using of a conceptual framework or theory to guide a qualitative research study.
4. What specific types of research designs are used in quantitative research?
5. What specific types of designs are used in qualitative research?
6. What are differences in determining sample size between quantitative and qualitative research studies?
7. Discuss the difference in methods of data analysis for quantitative research versus qualitative research studies.
8. Discuss methods of insuring scientific rigor of quantitative research studies.
9. Discuss the methods for insuring scientific rigor of qualitative research studies.
10. Discuss the difference in generalizability based on quantitative or qualitative research.
II. Research Critique either one Quantitative or one Qualitative Research Study from the research studies related to your group's Evidence-based Project.
Directions for the research critique:
1. For this assignment, please retrieve and review one (1) published research articles (Either one quantitative or one qualitative study) related to the Evidence-Based Research Clinical Question of Interest. Use one of our Library Databases such as CINAHL or Medline
Use a research article published within the last 7 years. Do not use textbooks, opinion articles, commentaries, case studies, or literature review articles.
The research article must be referenced in strict accordance with the APA format.
- Author(s), Date, Title of Article. Journal, Volume #, Issue #, Page Numbers.
Note: Please follow APA format closely. Remember that the title of articles and books are lower-cased except for the first word or after a colon (:). Also, remember that Journal names are capitalized and italicized and that book titles are also italicized.
Use the specific critique guidelines presented in Polit and Beck (2016) for quantitative or qualitative studies found on pages 102-109.
1. Please provide the headers and the questions identified in Polit and Beck so that it is easy to follow in grading your paper.
2. Answer each critique question, section by section.
3. Provide specific information from the article itself as you discuss and critique these studies so that I can understand the details from the study.
4. Do not just answer "Yes" or "No" to the question but make critical comments about the research components of each study.
5. In each section of the critique, you are to identify the strengths and weaknesses, presenting your own rationale (positive and negative critique comments) about the value of this research.
Notes to Clarify:
You are to critique eitherone Quantitative or one Qualitative research study based on the research topic as decided upon by your research group for the Evidence-based Assignment Project. Each individual group member will have critiqued one research article that the group will use for the "Appraisal of Evidence" section of the EBP project. Dr. Fenkl will have provided feedback on your individual critiques in this current assignment. You will incorporate Dr. Fenkl's feedback when the group writes the final version of the Appraisal of Evidence, particularly in the summary of the quality and strengths of the research in the Evidence-Based Group Assignment.