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What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative research?
Broadly, research is classified into qualitative and quantitative research. The two types of research have several differences. Firstly, qualitative research majorly is composed of the designs do not generate discrete numerical data. Secondly, with qualitative research, most of its data that is more of narrative forms rather than numbers (Zacharias, 2012). Additionally, the data in qualitative research are collected mostly by observation where the researcher becomes unvarying and full time part of the study. The researcher need more time in the collection of the data since they have to interact with the study population (Walle, 2015). The research may collect data by use interview where they schedule their activity during the entire period of interview. Lastly, it is kind research that is prone to base of subjectivity. On the other hand, quantitative data is made up of designs and techniques that end up in with discrete data. Most of the aspects of the quantitative data are numerical and quantifiable data. Most of designs are experimental and causal-comparative designs. It does not need too much time in most of the cases and can be done in laboratories (Beuving & Vries, 2015).
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On personal point of view on the two categories of research, they a time work hand in hand to support each other. Each of the categories, be it qualitative or quantitative research, they all have their biases. To that effect, a researcher may need both of them in order to reduce or eliminate the biases where one check on the other. This is in the sense that most of the time qualitative research has tendency of being subjective which can easily be minimized or eliminated by the objectivity of the quantitative research.
Selecting the journal, deciding authorship, and submitting the manuscript can become attainable?
The authorship of a given journal can hardly be determined since there are more than one, in most of the cases. Determining who takes the full credit of a given journal is a little bit difficult given the fact the weight given to them (Zacharias, 2012). Some of the importance of the author in a paper includes the responsibility that comes with a given authorship, the financial issues of a given document and the accountability of the given work. (Walle, 2015). Therefore, by just selecting a given journal and deciding the authorship does not suffice to submit a manuscript. In most of the cases, most of the authors do several submissions of manuscripts for them to increase likelihood of getting a publisher. This because of the implication of publishing a manuscript has to the company and the individual. It is therefore hardly attainable for an individual to simply have manuscript accepted by having their authorship (Fisher, Goodman & Long, 2017). It comes with responsibility, financial implication and the accountability.
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The question has more to do with ethics and standards that are set to regulate scholarly work. To preserve the dignity, professionalism, ethics and credibility of a given work, a manuscript that is submitted for publishing must meet some set standards by the publishing house. Such standard are set in manner in which the credibility and authenticity of a given work have been established before a given manuscript is accepted.
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