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Qualitative Study |
Quantitative Study |
Literature Review |
Meta-Analysis |
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Sample groups too small to analyze using statistics
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Produces numerical results/ analyzed statistically |
An article that provides an overview of important research on a particular topic |
Reviews several quantitative studies analyzing them looking for patterns/ trends within data |
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Case Study
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May involves experimentation |
Considered scholarly but not primary research/ no new study is conducted |
Uses existing studies |
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Interview |
Survey/ questionnaire
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Usually considered another form of quantitative research |
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Focus Groups |
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The case study/discussion training method is one in which trainees are given a written report of either an actual or a fictitious organization problem that they analyze individually or in small groups, devise a solution based on assumptions about resource, economic, and legal restraints, and develop an implementation plan (Camp, Blanchard, and Huszczo, 1986). After the final solutions have been made, the large group reconvenes to a discussion led by the trainer about their solutions, the decision-making process, and the effects of their interventions