Before getting into our groups to answer our chosen set questions, we first learnt about different types of questions we can ask in our research. They were 2 types: Quantitative Research and Qualitative Research.
Quantitative Research is answers are from a multiple choice, or a rating, such as from 1-10 and are easy to analyse. These are ideal for quick little surveys to provide a snapshot of people's opinions but with no explanations.
Qualitative Research allows people to respond in their own written way, allowing for rich and detailed answers. These are harder to analyse but it is worth it as you find out exactly what people are thinking and why
I found it easy to learn about this research as I had previously covered it in A Level Psychology. In my 2 years of this course, this has been the only piece of information I have already known - everything else has been completely new but I have enjoyed this because it proves that I am a quick learner who can be as successful as people who have known it all for longer. However it was extremely useful to go over it again and to have it applied to what we are now going to use it for. For my chosen question I hope to use a combination of the two to find out exactly what we want to know for our answer.
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