RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Qualitative research does not introduce treatments or manipulate variables, or impose the researcher’s operational definitions of variables on the participants. Rather, it lets the meaning emerge from the participants. It is more flexible in that it can adjust to the setting.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are different types of qualitative research methods like an in-depth interview, focus groups, ethnographic research, content analysis, case study research that are usually used. The results of qualitative methods are more descriptive and the inferences can be drawn quite easily from the data that is obtained.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cohort analysis is highly flexible and can provide insight into effects over time and related to a variety of different types of changes [e.g., social, cultural, political, economic, etc.]. Either original data or secondary data can be used in this design.