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Qualitative Research
 * || Strenghts || Limitations ||
 * Results (generalization) || Provides individual case information, as well as descriptions of personal experiences. Results can be easily related to contextual factors, data based on the participants interpretations as well to compliment the study. || the results may not be applied to other replications as they may be quite broad. ||
 * Reliability || Really specific, determines causes for a specific event. || Results may not be applied to everyone as the sample is usually small. ||
 * Validity || Provides ecological validity as data is usually collected in naturalistic settings. || Cross cultural validity my be a limitation. ||
 * Ethical guidelines || Studies usually take place in natural settings/environments || Results sometimes easily influenced by the researcher's biases and personal views. ||
 * Sampling || Studies a limited number of cases in depth. || Difficult to make quantitative prefictions, time comsuming because of the data analysis in the sampling. ||

 Quantitative Research


 * || Strenghts || Limitations ||
 * Results (generalization) || Can generalize results when it has been replicated on many different populations. Quantitative predictions can be made. || Results may be too abstract or general and not appliable to specific cases, places or individuals. ||
 * Reliability || Provides precise numerical data. Results are usually independent from the researcher. || Confirmation bias. ||
 * Validity || Direct cause and effect relationships. || may lack of ecological validity sometimes. ||
 * Ethical guidelines || Researcher's thoughts are usually separated from the study. || None. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Sampling || Can generalize results when data is based on random samples. || As samples are usually big, and based on the majorities, it may not apply to all cases, or to more specific situations. ||