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

Statement I:In quantitative research, descriptive and inferential statistics are employed.

Statement II:In qualitative research, the scope of enquiry includes broad thematic concerns.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct ✓ Correct

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

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

Explanation

Both statements hold together in describing the two paradigms.

Quantitative research employs descriptive and inferential statistics to analyse numerical data.

Descriptive statistics summarise data while inferential statistics generalise to populations.

Qualitative research addresses broad thematic concerns and meanings.

Its enquiry is interpretive and context-rich rather than numerical.

Mixed-methods designs draw on the strengths of both.

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