What I mean is that if you are conducting a qualitative research, can you also say you are conducting a survey?
Also, would you describe a study which is being conducting with both qualitative and quantitative methods as a survey?
No it is a series of questions - but you will find useful answers on Researchgate about qualitative researc.
Hello,
Do you mean 'is a survey qualitative research'?
If it is a mixed or quantitative survey, I think you would have to justify its use in a qualitative study.
Very best wishes for your PhD,
Mary
A very vague question. Do you mean can you use survey for a qualitative research? The answer is NO.
@Hom Nath Chalise, @Michael Van Wyk, What I mean is that if you are conducting a qualitative research, can you also say you are conducting a survey?
@Hom Nath Chalise, @Michael Van Wyk, What I mean is that if you are conducting a qualitative research, can you also say you are conducting a survey?
Hi Hubert,
If I understand your question well, you mean if you are undertaking a qualitative study, whether you can refer to that as a survey or not. Generally, a survey is a quantitative design that is employed to study a segment (sample) of a larger population by administering a questionnaire. Surveys are useful when the focus is not to test association between or among variables. In this sense, obviously a qualitative study can not be regarded as a survey. However, it is common to hear the word "survey" being loosely used to refer to a "research project", which obviously is wrong.
Thank you Prince. It is exactly the loose use of the word survey which prompted my question.
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