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Description, Contrast, and Intersection
Vicenzo Oliveri Ascencio
Caribbean University Corporation – CECAR
Faculty of Humanities and Education
Bachelor’s Degree in English
Virtual Modality
Corozal -Sucre
2025
RESEARCH PARADIGM
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CONSTRUCT DETAILED DESCRIPTION SIMILARITIES DIFFERENCES
Common Objective: Both Approach: Quantitative research is
What is it? It is a research approach based on paradigms aim to understand based on numbers and statistical data,
understanding reality as an and explain phenomena, while qualitative research focuses on a
How does it work? intersubjective social construction although from different deep understanding of experiences and
meanings through detailed descriptions.
that operates through observation, perspectives.
Main goals
interpretation, and in-depth analysis Methods: In the quantitative paradigm,
Type of context and of social phenomena in their natural Rigor: Both approaches surveys, questionnaires, and
participants context, allowing the exploration of require methodological rigor, experiments with measurable data are
QUALITATIVE meanings and experiences from the although the type of rigor used. In contrast, the qualitative
Most used PARADIGM participant's perspective. varies (statistical for paradigm employs interviews, focus
instruments The main objective of this paradigm quantitative, interpretative for groups, and observations to obtain
is to comprehend and describe reality qualitative). richer and more contextual information.
How many from a subjective and holistic
possibilities exist to approach, prioritizing interpretation Data Collection: Both involve Objectivity: Quantitative research aims
analyze the over measurement. It develops in data collection, whether to be objective and free of bias, seeking
information using replicable results. Qualitative research
natural settings where subjects are through structured
this method? accepts that the researcher may
observed and interact under their instruments or observation influence the results and focuses on
usual conditions. and interview methods. subjectivity and interpretation.
Furthermore, the most commonly
used instruments include open-ended Analysis: Both quantitative Purpose: Quantitative research seeks to
interviews, observations, discourse and qualitative data analysis test hypotheses and generalize results to
analysis, and case studies. Its analysis require a systematic process a broader population. Qualitative
seeks not to generalize results but to to interpret the results. research aims to deeply understand a
provide a detailed and contextualized specific phenomenon without
interpretation of the studied Contribution to Knowledge: necessarily generalizing it.
phenomena. Both paradigms contribute to
Flexibility: The quantitative approach
knowledge and the
follows a structured and fixed research
understanding of relevant design. In qualitative research, the
What is it? The quantitative paradigm is a research topics in various disciplines.
approach based on the objective design can evolve as the study
progresses, adapting to new findings.
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How does it work? measurement of reality, grounded in
positivism and using numerical data to Nature of Results: Quantitative results
Main goals describe and analyze phenomena. It are presented in the form of statistics
operates through the experimental and graphs. Qualitative results are
Type of context and method and structured data collection, usually narrative descriptions and
participants QUANTITATIVE allowing for the empirical verification of interpretative analyses.
PARADIGM hypotheses and the identification of
Most used generalizable patterns. Researcher-Subject Interaction: In
instruments The main objective of this paradigm is to quantitative research, interaction is
explain, predict, and control phenomena minimal and focuses on data collection
How many through data quantification, establishing without emotional involvement. In
possibilities exist to cause-and-effect relationships. It is qualitative research, interaction is closer
analyze the developed in controlled contexts, using and more personal.
information using representative samples of larger
this method? populations to ensure the validity of Data: Quantitative data is numerical and
results. analyzed statistically. Qualitative data is
The most commonly used instruments textual or visual and analyzed
include questionnaires, surveys, thematically to identify patterns and
experiments, and statistical analyses. meanings.
Regarding its analysis, this paradigm
focuses on the generalization of results Generalization: Quantitative findings
through mathematical and statistical are used to make generalizations about a
techniques, aiming for the formulation of larger population. Qualitative findings
universal laws and principles. are often specific to particular contexts
and not necessarily generalizable.
Study Duration: Quantitative studies can
be relatively short, while qualitative
studies tend to be longer due to the need
for deep immersion in the context.
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