Quantitative and qualitative approaches face different challenges and expectations, particularly when it comes to data ...

Key points Neither a quantitative nor a qualitative methodology is the right way to approach every scientific question. Rather, the nature of the question determines which methodology is best suited ...

Institutional investors face complex decisions—where to allocate capital, which managers to trust, how to weather volatility. These choices can’t rely on instinct alone. They require data, structure, ...

A difficult undertaking is to isolate the exact makeup of accounting research. The methods, goals and focus of accounting research tends to shift over time. Historically, a large part of defining a ...

In previous columns, we have discussed using qualitative data for prospecting and profiling your station. Is there a right approach to using qualitative data? When should you use quantitative data ...

As a researcher who has used a wide variety of methodologies, I understand the importance of acknowledging that we, as researchers, do not pick the methodology; rather, the research question dictates ...