NU 560
Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice
Week 2 Discussion
DQ1 Review the slide presentation on reliability, validity
and trustworthiness. Describe the scientific rigor associated with quantitative
and qualitative research and the importance of reliability, validity in
quantitative research, and
trustworthiness in qualitative research. What are the differences among these
concepts? Discuss types of validity and
reliability and the components of trustworthiness. Provide some suggestions
that will improve them when conducting quantitative and qualitative research
studies.
DQ2 How do the sampling methods and sample sizes vary for
the different types of quantitative and qualitative research? Using your
research questions (qualitative and quantitative), what sampling method would
you use to conduct your study? Why? How would you determine the sample type and
size?