A medical-surgical nurse asks the nurse researcher, "What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative questions?" How should the nurse researcher respond?
a. "Quantitative questions analyze the content of what a person says or does."
b. "Qualitative questions utilize a strict statistical analysis of information."
c. "Quantitative questions identify relationships between measurable concepts."
d. "Qualitative questions ask about associations among defined phenomena."
ANS: C
Quantitative questions ask about the relationship between or among defined, measurable phenomena and include statistical analysis of information that is collected to answer a question. Qualitative questions focus on the meanings and interpretations of human phenomena or experiences of people and usually analyze the content of what a person says during an interview or what a researcher observes.
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