Which of the following terms would likely be used only by qualitative researchers, as opposed to quantitative researchers, to refer to people who participate in a study?

A) Informants
B) Study participants
C) Subjects
D) Investigators


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The people who provide information to the researchers in a study are referred to as subjects or study participants in quantitative research, or study participants or informants in qualitative research; collectively they comprise the sample. The person who conducts the research is the researcher or investigator.

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