Disciplines and Occupations

Qualitative Research

Any type of research that employs nonnumeric information to explore individual or group characteristics, producing findings not arrived at by statistical procedures or other quantitative means. (Qualitative Inquiry: A Dictionary of Terms Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1997)

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Any type of research that employs nonnumeric information to explore individual or group characteristics, producing findings not arrived at by statistical procedures or other quantitative means. (Qualitative Inquiry: A Dictionary of Terms Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1997)

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  • Research, Qualitative

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coordinate with specific qualitative research method if pertinent

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2003

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Qualitative Research. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D036301. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D036301
  2. Qualitative Research. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualitative_research
  3. Qualitative Research. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q839486