Given below are two statements. In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Statement I:Qualitative research is impressionistic and subjective.

Statement II:Quantitative research has a higher possibility of generalising the findings.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true ✓ Correct

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false

CStatement I is true but Statement II is false

DStatement I is false but Statement II is true

Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Explanation

Qualitative research is impressionistic and subjective, relying on interpretation of meanings, so Statement 1 is true.

Quantitative research uses large probability samples and numerical data, giving greater power to generalise, so Statement 2 is true.

The claim that both are false ignores these accepted defining traits of the two paradigms.

Holding only Statement 1 true wrongly denies quantitative research its strength in generalisation.

Holding only Statement 2 true wrongly denies the subjective character of qualitative inquiry.

Generalisability of findings is technically termed external validity.

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