La investigación cualitativa y cuantitativa es fundamentalmente distinta y las diferencias son primordiales para las ciencias sociales
Resulta importante dejar atras las dicotomías investigativas para el fin que se requiera, sea cual sea, toma de decisiones o profundización del conocimiento. En esa medida, y aunque muchos no lo compartan, la dicotomía entre lo cuantitativo y lo cualitativo se superó. ----------------------------------------------------------------------//////------------------------------------------------------------- Matt Vidal calls for clear distinctions to be made between qualitative and quantitative research. Using as an example the impartial data generated by surveys, Vidal argues that such quantitative data are fundamentally important, but incomplete. Data based on methods of prolonged engagement with respondents are qualitative, also important, but incomplete. Both are united in their goal of advancing knowledge and theory, but in order to use each method correctly, it is important to understand their differences. In a recent blog post, Howard Aldrich argued ...