Qualitative vs. Quantitative Evaluation

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Qualitative AND QUANTITAVE EVALUATIONUNM Evaluation Lab Summer InstituteSonia 2018Qualitative vs. Quantitative Evaluation -1 QualitativeQuantitativeFocuses on why and how Focuses on what and how many Qualitative vs. Quantitative Evaluation -2QualitativeQuantitativePrioritizes understanding people s lived experiencePrioritizes quantities Qualitative vs. Quantitative Evaluation -3QualitativeQuantitativeTells story with words(narrative) to describe incidents, actions and processesTells story with numbers(numerical) Qualitative vs. Quantitative Evaluation -4QualitativeQuantitativeShould be accurate and credibleShould be accurate and representativeQualitative vs.

Qualitative vs. Quantitative Evaluation -5 Qualitative Quantitative Includes interviews, focus groups, observations, ethnographies, letter or diary writing Surveys, questionnaires, randomized controlled studies, semi-experimental designs, use of secondary data.

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