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When should I use qualitative instead of quantitative research?

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I can survey or interview. How do I choose without it looking like convenience?

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Choose from the question. If you need prevalence, comparison or effect size, quantitative designs fit. If you need meaning, process or unexplored mechanisms, qualitative work is often stronger.

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