August, 2011:

Differences of Qualitative Research and Quantitative Research

Differences of Qualitative Research and Quantitative Research - Qualitative research or often called subjective research has characteristics that distinguish it from an objective or quantitative research, such differences can be seen in the table below:

Differences of Quantitative Research and Qualitative Research :

No Identification Principle Quantitative Research Qualitative Research
1 Character of reality Single, concrete, and observable General, holistic, outcome construction of understandingInteractive, can not be separated
2 The relationship between the researcher with the researched Independent Interactive, can not be separated
3 Possibility Tended, making Transferabilitas

Qualitative Research Definition

Qualitative Research Definition - From the results concluded that the proposed definition of experts, in his book Qualitative Research Methods, Lexy J. Moloeng (2004:6) defines qualitative research as research that aims to understand the phenomenon of what is experienced by research subjects such as attitudes, perceptions, motivations, actions, etc.., Holistically, and by way of description in the form of words and language, in a particular context that naturally and by utilizing a variety of natural methods.

According to Nasution (2003:18) qualitative research is called naturalistic research, because in qualitative peneliutian conducted in settings that lamiah or natural background. (more…)