Contrast the characteristics of qualitative and quantitative research reports.

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• Qualitative research presented as part of an integrated narrative. Order reflects exploratory and contextually situated nature
? Establishes a context for the research
? Presents a thorough review of the literature
? Moves to discussing the research methodology and methods
? Presents the findings of the research
? Discusses the study’s findings within the context of the existing literature base
• Quantitative research presented as a structured narrative. Order reflects a confirmatory and positivist approach
? Establishing what is currently known about the issue that was studied
? Describes his or her hypothesis and research questions
? Presents the methods and analytic techniques that were used in completing their research
? Presents the results of various statistical tests before relating these results to the existing literature base
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