Approaches to Research in
Sport and Exercise Sciences
,Contents page
Slide 3: Qualitative data
Slide 4: Advantages/disadvantages of qualitative data.
Slide 5: Quantitative data
Slide 6: Advantages/disadvantages of quantitative data.
Slide 7: Mixed methods data
Slide 8: Advantages/disadvantages of mixed methods data.
Slide 9 & 10: Comparison between the three types of methods
Slide 11: What is the research problem?
Slide 12: What is the research design you will use
Slide 13: What is the research method/techniques you will use.
Slide 14: Visual representation of the data
Slide 15: What were the strengths of your design/method
Slide 16: What were the limitations/weaknesses of your design/method
Slide 17 & 18: References
, Qualitative data
• "Qualitative data is the descriptive and conceptual findings collect
through questionnaires, interviews, or observation. Analyzing
qualitative data allows us to explore ideas and further explain
quantitative results."
• "Qualitative data describes qualities or characteristics."
• This means data that is not a particular number. For example, the
gender or name of an athlete. Another example is saying an athlete
very strong instead of saying how much weight they are lifting.
Sport and Exercise Sciences
,Contents page
Slide 3: Qualitative data
Slide 4: Advantages/disadvantages of qualitative data.
Slide 5: Quantitative data
Slide 6: Advantages/disadvantages of quantitative data.
Slide 7: Mixed methods data
Slide 8: Advantages/disadvantages of mixed methods data.
Slide 9 & 10: Comparison between the three types of methods
Slide 11: What is the research problem?
Slide 12: What is the research design you will use
Slide 13: What is the research method/techniques you will use.
Slide 14: Visual representation of the data
Slide 15: What were the strengths of your design/method
Slide 16: What were the limitations/weaknesses of your design/method
Slide 17 & 18: References
, Qualitative data
• "Qualitative data is the descriptive and conceptual findings collect
through questionnaires, interviews, or observation. Analyzing
qualitative data allows us to explore ideas and further explain
quantitative results."
• "Qualitative data describes qualities or characteristics."
• This means data that is not a particular number. For example, the
gender or name of an athlete. Another example is saying an athlete
very strong instead of saying how much weight they are lifting.
