PSCI 2701 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Nationstates, Glossary Of Policy Debate Terms, Data Reporting

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: PSCI 2701
• Professor: Vadnabhatia

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In the face of these shared challenges, the two traditions have developed distinctive and complementary tools. (28) Epistemological differences: certain core differences between quantitative and qualitative research remain. (31) Specific expectations are both developed and assessed during the process of observation and analysis. (31: quantitative analysis proceeds from research questions, just as some qualitative research seeks to test hypotheses. (31) Ultimate objective: the ultimate objective of most quantitative analyses is to produce widely applicable results. (31, most qualitative studies aim to shed intense light on a specific context. (31) Position of researcher: qua(cid:374)titati(cid:448)e a(cid:374)al(cid:455)sis ai(cid:373)s to li(cid:373)it the (cid:396)esea(cid:396)(cid:272)he(cid:396)"s pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)al i(cid:373)p(cid:396)i(cid:374)t on the findings. (32, researcher biases are actively minimized during the investigation, as they are seen as contaminants of objective inquiry. (32) In qualitative researcher biases are more likely to be perceived as unavoidable elements of interpretive inquiry than as pollutants. (32)