Nursing

QUANTITATIVE DATA

Quantitative data is information that you can measure. It’s numbers –something you can count. Because it’s countable it can be reliable evidence. Examples include:

• How many people took part?
• How much did it cost?
• How long did it run for?
• Average attendance at each programme session?

QUALITATIVE DATA

Qualitative data is information about qualities, you can’t count it. That is, it’s information about how people feel about something. Examples include:

• Sharing what people like about a programme.
• How they think it could be improved.
• What difference it has made to their lives.
• Whether they would recommend the programme to others.

Retrieved from: https://whatworks.org.nz/data-types/

Basic Search for Qualitative Studies in CINAHL

Basic Search for Quantitative Studies in CINAHL

Consider additional words to your search such as: ethnograph*, phenomenol*,  grounded theor*, purposive sample, hermeneutic*, heuristic*, semiotics, lived experience*, narrative*, life experiences, cluster sample, observational method*, content analysis, field stud*, theoretical sample, discourse analysis, focus group*, interview, ethnomethodolog*

by Kat Phillips - Penn State University https://guides.libraries.psu.edu/erie/nurs200w