Question

Discuss the differences in qualitative and quantitative data:

Utilize 2 scholarly sources of evidence (within 5 years) for your posting.

A. Define the terms qualitative and quantitative data.

B. How do qualitative and quantitative data differ?.  

C. Give an example of when quantitative data would be preferred and when qualitative data would be preferred.

Answer 1

A.Qualitative data is information about attribute/qualities; it can be based on certain factors like gender, socieo-economic and the religious preference.

Quantitative data provides the information about quantities; and measured in numbers like height, weight, age of the patient.

B. Difference in case of Qualitative data it is a data requires with descriptions after the observationas it can not be computed

but in case of quantitative data there are computed numbers and may be subjected for the mathematical calulations.

C. In case of the disese prevalence study of the diabetes in child we can use quantitative rewserch to survey the number of the children suffering from this disease in a particular age group

then in case of the how the nursing staff is capable to use EHR based practices in heathcare is the qualitative data here it is preffered

Reference latest:

1. Hyejin Kim et.al. Characteristics of Qualitative Descriptive Studies: A Systematic Review. Res Nurs Health. 2017 Feb; 40(1): 23–42.

2. Julia Maricela Torres Esperón.Quantitative Research in Nursing Science. Esc. Anna Nery vol.21 no.1 Rio de Janeiro 2017 Epub Feb 16, 2017